Short S.29 Stirling

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Registration:

BK628

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Schouwen-Duiveland Island

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

West Wickham - West Wickham

Location:

Zeeland

Country:

Netherlands

Region:

Europe

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The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2310LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km west of Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Minorgan Steel, pilot,
Sgt William Noble Nisbet, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Norman Cooper, navigator,
Sgt William Arthur Taylor, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry Taylorson, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril William Dixon, air gunner,
Sgt John Campbell Gardner, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Ostend: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0302 LT

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Registration:

R9281

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2334LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 15 km west of Ostend. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Joseph Davis, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Thompson, flight engineer,
Sgt Frederick Fazackerley, navigator,
Sgt Anthony Robert John Hunt, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Charles Carter, air gunner,
F/O John Filmer Hanrahan, air gunner,
Sgt Henry Raymond Glover, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Katwijk aan Zee: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0250 LT

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Registration:

EF392

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2328LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 80 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Ronald Savage, pilot,
P/O Frederick John Haines, copilot,
F/Sgt Godfrey Hippesley Cox, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Sidney James Barnes, navigator,
Sgt Sydney Arthur Errington, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Ashton Caley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Norman Robert Morrison, air gunner,
Sgt Derek Richard Spanton, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III at RAF Chedburgh

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

BK720

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Flight Type:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Survivors:

Yes

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Chedburgh - Chedburgh

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The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2345LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Over the target area, it was badly shot about by the German Flak but the crew was able to return to base where the airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair after a tyre burst. All crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt P. O'Connell, pilot,
Sgt F. K. Garbutt, flight engineer,
P/O P. W. Taylor, navigator,
Sgt R. Simms, bomb aimer,
Sgt J. Hargreaves, wireless operator,
Sgt F. Weston, air gunner,
Sgt C. S. Doig, air gunner.

Probable cause:

A tyre burst on landing.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Kaggevinne: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0159 LT

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Registration:

BF501

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Downham Market - Downham Market

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The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2343LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kaggevinne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O James William Douglas Hoey, pilot,
Sgt Peter Edward Collingwood, copilot,
Sgt James Thomson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Leo De Botte, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Lynn Edgoose, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur William Erne, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Evan Lloyd, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ralph Frederick Garrod, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Kalenborn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0150 LT

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Registration:

EH892

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Downham Market - Downham Market

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The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2344LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Flying south of Bonn, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kalenborn. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Anthony Beck, pilot, †
F/O Raymond James Johnson, copilot, †
P/O Harold Brisco Barrett, navigator, †
F/Sgt Stanley George Garbett, navigator,
P/O Ronald Vivian Phelps-Hopkins, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Edward Quigley, air gunner,
F/O Robert Hesketh Nuttall, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Oud-Heverlee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0139 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

BK813

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West Wickham - West Wickham

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The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2332LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oud-Heverlee. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Walter Henry Teede, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Henry Stanton, flight engineer,
Sgt Hyman Levine, navigator, †
Sgt Aubrey Charles Harris, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Leo Petersen, wireless operator, †
Sgt Patrick James Taylor, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Gordon Henderson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Hasslinghausen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0128 LT

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Registration:

BK800

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Schedule:

Chedburgh - Chedburgh

Location:

Hasslinghausen

North Rhine-Westphalia

Country:

Germany

Region:

Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2320LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hasslinghausen. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Richard Patrick Reynolds, pilot, †
Sgt John Douglas Cresswell, flight engineer, †
F/O John Frederick Arthur Needham, navigator,
Sgt John Garbutt, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Lindley, wireless operator, †
Sgt Patrick James Court, air gunner, †
F/O Reginald Joseph Burke, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Markelo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0247 LT

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Registration:

EF399

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