Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford at 2335LT on June 22 on Operation St Paul/Harrow and Catarrh (Special Operation Executive). After two Dutch agents, G. A. van Borssum Buisman and H. Letteboer, parachuted to safety, the airplane was returning to base when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer 8 km west of Urk. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Blanchard, flight engineer,
Sgt George Noel Cochrane, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon George, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Groom, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles William Hartin, navigator,
P/O Robert Geoffrey Higgins, pilot,
F/Sgt Maynard Hazlett Moore, navigator,
Sgt Robin Douglas Pryde-Watson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Oud-Zuilen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0158 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

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DK224

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The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 2309LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oud-Zuilen. The flight engineer was killed (parachute failure) and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O J. Carrie, pilot,
G/C Douglas Ernest Lancelot Wilson, copilot,
Sgt Richard Huke, flight engineer, †
Sgt Geoffery Brian Thomason, navigator,
Sgt Richard William Hibbs, bomb aimer,
Sgt Elliott Learmont McVitie, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Morris Davies, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Herbert Hammett, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Bockum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0141 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK139

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Leeming - Leeming

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Bockum

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2319LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bockum, north of Düsseldorf Airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Austen Cadmus, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Thomas Booth, flight engineer,
F/O George Thomas Vicary, navigator,
F/O Albert John Manning, bomb aimer,
W/O Carl Phillips Beairsto, wireless operator,
W/O Anthony David Deane, wireless operator,
P/O Melvin Maier Meyer, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Bronsbergen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0140 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK191

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2340LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bronsbergen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Norman Duncan Reid, pilot,
Sgt Durston Mann, flight engineer,
F/O Armand Alphonse Pariseau, navigator,
Sgt Peter Brindley Robinson, bomb aimer,
F/O Byron McGie Gracie, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harry Pliley Heximer, air gunner,
F/Sgt Norman Frederick Notley, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V near Schermerhorn: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0122 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

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DK225

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2322LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Schermerhorn. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Keith Webster, pilot, †
Sgt Cyril Sampson, flight engineer, †
Sgt Thomas Mitchell, navigator,
P/O Evan Rankin Strang, bomb aimer, †
P/O Albert Edward Humphreys, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Gordon Leslie Tucker, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Douglas Haig Northcoat, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V at RAF Leeming

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1943 at 1715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK140

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Landed at 1715LT at RAF Leeming but swung and crashed while trying to avoid a group of airmen. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/Sgt E. A. Johnson, pilot,
Sgt R. L. Henry.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Den Hoorn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0213 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

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Registration:

DK183

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2312LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Den Hoorn, south Texel Island. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Mathias Fellner, pilot,
Sgt James Imms, fight engineer, †
P/O George William Rupert Dalton, navigator, †
P/O William Angus Thurston, bomb aimer,
P/O Bernard Laird Tedford, wireless operator, †
Sgt Albert Dixon, air gunner, †
P/O Gerrard Smith Huston, air gunner.
Photos: http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem23.htm

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V near Nienborg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0134 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK177

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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Nienborg

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2304LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Approaching Münster, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed few km north Nienborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Alfred Henri Pullan, pilot,
Sgt Ian Brodie Nicol, flight engineer,
F/O John Kay, navigator,
Sgt John George Brown, bomb aimer,
Sgt Lawrence Charles Gearing, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Baker, air gunner,
W/O John Edward Buxton, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Scherlebeck: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0212 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK200

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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Scherlebeck

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2254LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching Dortmund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Scherlebeck. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Dennis Stuart Phillips, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Cyril Bird, flight engineer,
Sgt John Hills, navigator,
Sgt George Allen Burdett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman William Stanley Clack, wireless operator,
Sgt Edgar Cadmore, air gunner,
Sgt Edward Walter Alfred Brice, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V near Bladel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0152 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK170

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2231LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 4 km south of Bladel. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew James Normandale Wilson, pilot, †
Sgt Cyril Kitchener Burton, flight engineer, †
Sgt Jacob Domnitz, navigator, †
Sgt John Alexander Lobban, navigator,
Sgt James John Pawsey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Derek Bewlay Tibble, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Kenneth William Lawson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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