Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 off Bergen aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3E+HK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Deelen - Deelen
MSN:
144394
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea, probably off Bergen aan Zee. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt J. Munz, pilot,
Uffz O. Wanke, observer,
Uffz K. Galla, radio operator,
Gefr K. Schmidt, mechanic.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 0014 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED566
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
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 Waddington at 2046LT on April 9 on an operation to Duisburg. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km west of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Roy Hobbs, pilot,
Sgt Richard Henry Thomas, flight engineer,
Sgt Sidney John Argent, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Robert Hollinshead Thompson, bomb aimer,
W/O William John Reid, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Norman Bysouth, air gunner,
W/O Harold Logan Huether, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Bergen aan Zee: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1942 at 0038 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
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 Grimsby at 2245LT on November 7 to lay mines off Texel. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Francis Hill, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Atkinson, navigator,
F/Sgt Thomas Woodhouse, bomb aimer,
Sgt Noel Briggs Collins, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Martin Randolph Hehir, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Bergen aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1942 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE848
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Methwold - Methwold
MSN:
4291
YOM:
1942
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1355LT on an operation to Den Helder. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Leslie George Oliver Smith, pilot,
F/O Allan Ernest Kench Perry, observer,
F/Sgt Norman Alexander Gardner, wireless operator,
F/O Robert Walter Neill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9318
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
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 Bourn 2010LT on an operation to Essen. Along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 6 km northwest of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Watson Brown, pilot,
P/O Isaiah Derry Ferguson, pilot,
Sgt Sam Hawley Atkinson, flight engineer,
W/O Max Louis Morelly, observer,
P/O Bryan Lister Walker, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred William Kendall, air gunner,
Sgt James Cyril Kent, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1056
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
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 Leeming at 2305LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Joseph Lawer, pilot,
Sgt David Morris Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Tom Charles Martin, navigator,
Sgt Harold John Gill, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John Joseph Francis Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Arthur George, air gunner,
Sgt Owen Llewellyn Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Bergen aan Zee: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1942 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Oakington 2325LT on June 20 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3,5 km off Bergen aan Zee. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Douglas Calvert, pilot,
F/Lt Alwin Woodgate Bevan, pilot,
Sgt Jack Herbert Williams, flight engineer,
P/O Byron Adair Trapp, navigator,
P/O James Robert Heslop, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Cadden, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Bamford Granshaw, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Nelson Parham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Bergen aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North 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 2005LT on a 'Rover' patrol operation. While returning to base the following night, it is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Ernest Brown,
Sgt Mervyn Wyndham Cullerne,
Sgt Sidney Dennis Colley Gray,
Sgt Eric Ivor Llewellyn Grego,
Sgt William Francis Philip Sellers,
Sgt Richard Frank Whitton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Bergen aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1941 at 1939 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6375
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1827LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by an Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 50 km west of Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Edwin Guesford, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Frank Shearn, observer,
Sgt Leslie Percy Charles Rolfe, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Bergen aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1941 at 2008 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1900LT to attack the airfield of Den Helder-De Kooy in the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Wylie Baser,
Sgt Arthur William Simpson,
Sgt Cyril Ernest Triggs.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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