Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Troisvilles

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED480
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney
Location:
Troisvilles
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2231LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak. Abandoned by the crew, it crashed in Troisvilles and was destroyed. All seven crew members parachuted to safety, two became PoW and five evaded.
Crew:
Sgt John Douglas Duncan, pilot,
Sgt Sidney George Blunden, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Henry Thomas Brown, navigator,
Sgt Gerard Bartley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Sidney Hughes, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Gordon Warner, air gunner,
Sgt D. B. McMillan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Cologne: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1943 at 0122 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED689
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2217LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Rhine River. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Alfred Wakeford, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Geoffrey Porter, pilot,
Sgt John Elwyn Owen, flight engineer,
F/O Jonah Bruce Reeves, navigator,
Sgt Harold Joseph Hawkridge, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alec Frederick Backler, wireless operator,
W/O George Francis Dohaney, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Leonard Wilson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Hoorn: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0243 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED831
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Hoorn
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2230LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer 3 south of Hoorn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Alan Murray Hobbs, pilot,
Sgt Fred William Sanderson, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth George Mott, navigator,
F/O John Hamilton Sams, navigator,
Sgt C. P. King, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edwin Charles Bishop, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Clive Rowlands, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Slater, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Gellep-Stratum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0204 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED699
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Gellep-Stratum
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2317LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gellep-Stratum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Denness, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Hunt, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert George Bryan, navigator,
F/O Ronald Walter Winfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alfred Frederick Sidney Day, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Frederick Kilsby, air gunner,
Sgt Eric William Geraghty, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Vorst-Meerlaar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0151 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED487
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Vorst-Meerlaar
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2223LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vorst-Meerlaar. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Anthony Aldersley, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Hall, flight engineer, †
Sgt Denis Webster, navigator, †
Sgt Harold Popplestone, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles James Sinclair, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Francis Poynter, air gunner, †
F/Sgt David Gerald Tremblay, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Oijen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM329
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Oijen
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2256LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down a German fighter and crashed into the Maas River in Oijen. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Evans, pilot,
Sgt Vincent George Louvaine Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Borthwick, navigator,
Sgt Vincent John Tarr, navigator,
Sgt Alan Wilson Waite, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Walter James Chapple, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Ivor Ashdown, air gunner,
Sgt Derek Walter Brough, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Braamt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0114 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED558
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Braamt
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2243LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Braamt. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Herbert Edward Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Charled Edward Clayton, flight engineer,
P/O Fred Archer, navigator,
F/O Thomas Mellard, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt James Linn Crawford, wireless operator,
Sgt William Roland Barker, air gunner,
W/O Herbert George Watson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III of Vlissingen: 7

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED834
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2319LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Schelde River off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harold Walter Woodhouse, pilot,
Sgt Leslie John Daker, flight engineer,
Sgt James Brownlie Corbett, navigator,
Sgt Harold John Warren, navigator,
Sgt William Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Glyn Coffin, air gunner,
Sgt Edgar Leslie Matthews, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Hieslum: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 2351 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED589
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Hieslum
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2142LT on an operation to Plzeň. Outbound, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hielsum. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Henry Saxton, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Claude Ferris, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Wallace Reginald MacDonald, navigator,
Sgt Roger Marshall Morris, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Reddish, wireless operator,
Sgt John Charles Owen, air gunner,
Sgt James Buntin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED838
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney in the evening of April 30 on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O George Albert Nunez, pilot,
Sgt Jack Bayliss,
Sgt Alvery Beard,
Sgt Cecil Howard Collins,
Sgt Edward Francis Doolittle,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Knapman,
Sgt Dennis Robert Barber, air gunner.
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