Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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HR712

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2134LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Nyborg. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Russell Olliver, pilot,
Sgt George Simpson Meldrum, flight engineer,
Sgt George Lewis Doidge, navigator, †
Sgt Alexander Felix Warner, bomb aimer, †
W/O Gordon Harold Bartman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank William Day, air gunner, †
Sgt James Bolton McMillan Irving, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Drøsselbjerg: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0201 LT

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HR722

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lissett - Lissett

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The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2118LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea west of Drøsselbjerg. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt David James Donaldson, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Whyatt, flight engineer,
Sgt Henry Frederick Daniel Lay, navigator,
F/Lt Wilfred John Parsons, navigator,
Sgt David Frank Rawlinson Banks, bomb aimer,
Sgt George William Cole, wireless operator,
Sgt Michael Joseph Fitzgerald, air gunner,
P/O George Harold Willis, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Sædding: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0051 LT

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DT747

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2120LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sædding. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Ambrose Griffiths, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Samuel Eric Bennett, pilot,
Sgt James Thomas Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Wilfrid Charles Marsh, observer,
Sgt James Kenneth Campbell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arnold Jenkinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alexander Cuthbert Weir, air gunner,
Sgt Bertram Charles John White, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Pasewalk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0050 LT

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JB804

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Elvington - Elvington

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Pasewalk

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2127LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pasewalk, 39 km west northwest of Szczecin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Sidney Lea, pilot,
Sgt George Henry Cruxton, flight engineer,
F/O Donald James Dupree Chitty, navigator,
F/Sgt Reginald John White, navigator,
F/Lt John Roderick Harries, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Carter, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Walter Lambert, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Eggesin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0045 LT

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JB912

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Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George

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Eggesin

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 2114LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Cruising at an altitude of 16,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eggesin. An air gunner was killed and seven other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Earl Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Frederick Westerman, pilot,
Sgt Camille Joseph Sebastien, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Martin Carlton, navigator,
P/O Jack R. Fry, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Mervyn Crandell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Dennis Arthur Watkins, air gunner, †
Sgt Edwin Jury, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Halsskov: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943

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DT628

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Snaith - Snaith

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2123LT on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Halsskov, killing the entire crew of eight.
Crew:
Sgt Bruce Thomas Brett, pilot,
Sgt Deryk Bramley Martin, pilot,
Sgt Cyril John Waring, flight engineer,
Sgt Roland Felix Lyster, navigator,
P/O Ronald Haigh Glover, bomb aimer,
Sgt Peter Shortland, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Vandy, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Barrie, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Tjæreborg

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1943 at 2333 LT

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JB930

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Melbourne - Melbourne

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The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 2124LT on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tjæreborg. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Glover, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Sidney Burr, flight engineer,
Sgt Dennis Eric Taylor, navigator,
Sgt Robert Bell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edward James Philipps, wireless operator,
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Baker, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Ernest Everett, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Ussy: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1943

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DT725

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Military

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Tempsford - Tempsford

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The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on the evening of April 17 on Operation Lime 9 (Special Operation Executive), heading for a supply dropping area near Moulins, Ille-et-Vilaine. Outbound, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ussy, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Tadeusz Ginter, pilot,
Sgt James Henry Aspden, flight engineer,
Sgt Stefan Gadomski,
F/Lt Bogdan Seweryn Lawrenczuk
F/Sgt Jan Kazimierz Mironow,
Sgt Franciszek Ulasiuk, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Lewes

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0520 LT

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