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Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Dessel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Dessel
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2314LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dessel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Robert Eldyrn Currie, pilot,
Sgt Norman Algar Musgrove Cawthra, navigator,
P/O Norman Bernard Touzel, navigator,
Sgt George Henry Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Neddham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Issum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ376
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Issum
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2307LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Issum. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O W. Turecki, pilot,
Sgt Antoni Bielski, †
Sgt Jan Bijowski, †
Sgt Kazimierz Zaeniewski, †
Sgt R. Kosiarski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Kerkdriel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Skipton-on-Swale - Skipton-on-Swale
Location:
Kerkdriel
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Skipton-on-Swale at 2305LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kerkdriel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Neil Goldie, pilot,
Sgt George Liddle, navigator,
Sgt Frank William Noel Trowbridge, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Kingston Killick, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Albert Sparrow, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Wetten: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0057 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Wetten
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2309LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wetten, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Stanisław Jawoszek, pilot,
F/Lt Karol Jan Obrycki, navigator,
Sgt Eugeniusz Bartosiak, bomb aimer,
Sgt Franciszek Skoskiewicz, wireless operator,
Sgt Sergiusz Jacewicz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Katwijk aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1943 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ413
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2320LT on June 23 for special duties off the coast of Holland. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 30 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward Victor Eastham, pilot,
P/O William James Herrington, navigator,
F/O Geoffrey Sansom, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard William Smith, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Livesey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Houthalen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF457
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Houthalen
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2338LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Houthalen. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Alfred Sneath, pilot, †
P/O Robert Gordon Clarke,
P/O Athol Bury Drummond-Hay,
Sgt James Theodore Hindley, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt James Oliver Hills, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Mönchengladbach: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE394
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Mönchengladbach
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2319LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Over Mönchengladbach, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Douglas Alfred Hine, pilot,
F/O Harold Denis Quilter, navigator,
P/O Robert Edward Mercer, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Edgar Batty, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Edwin Wilkes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Rees: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ312
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Rees
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2328LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. After crossing the Dutch / German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km north of Rees, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Joseph Logan Savard, pilot,
F/O John Scott MacIntyre, navigator,
W/O Joseph Claude Albert Laberge, bomb aimer,
W/O John Allen, wireless operator,
P/O Joseph Oscar Rosario Bonenfant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hamminkeln: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0133 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE326
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Hamminkeln
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2325LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamminkeln, 40 km northwest of Mülheim. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Albert Leonard Ford, pilot, †
P/O Cecil William Hewitt, navigator, †
P/O Roy Locke Amesbury, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Raymond William Fox, air gunner,
Sgt Alex Henry Richardson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Cherbourg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE527
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hixon - Hixon
Location:
Cherbourg
Manche
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hixon on a mission to Paris. Passing over Cherbourg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Hennessy, pilot, †
P/O Gerald Thomas Freemantle, observer,
Sgt Reginald James Franklin, radio operator,
Sgt John Anderson, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Rowland John Paul Chandler, air gunner, †
Sgt William Gilroy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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