Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Callantsoog: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB868
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Pocklington at 2323LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Reginald Hale, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Charles Woodley, pilot,
Sgt Alec Ernest John Gibbs, flight engineer,
Sgt Alexander Edward Muir, navigator,
F/O Ernest Douglas Wilcock, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Alfred Hobbis, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Hallows, air gunner,
P/O Raoul Quevillon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0307 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE398
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Leconfield at 2339LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. The following night, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km west of Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Greenfield, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Foster Bell,
F/Sgt Robert Burridge,
Sgt William O'Neill,
Sgt William Eddington, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Callantsoog: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2118 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4382
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Skellingthorpe in the afternoon on an operation to Soltau. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 5 km west of Callantsoog. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Charles Atkinson, pilot,
Sgt Francis Martin, flight engineer,
F/O Percy William Rowling, navigator,
P/O Henry William Joseph Smith, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Cornelius O'Neill, wireless operator,
Sgt John Mason Reilly, air gunner,
F/O Charles William Walker, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942 at 0403 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1214
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Callantsoog
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 2357LT on September 4 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Craigie Lamont, pilot,
Sgt Henry John Balkwill, observer,
Sgt Frederick Walter Baker, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Roy, wireless operator,
W/O Reginald Harley Culp, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1942 at 0249 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3794
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Mildenhall in the evening of September 3 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 8 km north of Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Eric Richmond Hunting, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Harry Beyer, observer,
Sgt Harry Edward Goldie, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Glenville McArter, air gunner,
Sgt William Anderson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston III off Callantsoog: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
Z2213
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Swanton Morley at 0714LT on an operation to Bergen. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km west of Callantsoog. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Masterman Henning, pilot,
P/O Percy James Voyzey, observer,
Sgt Herbert Thomas Willig, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III of Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942 at 0219 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Snaith at 2305LT on June 8 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night and approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Winston David Love, pilot,
F/Sgt Emil Francois Bruno Mandin, observer,
Sgt Leslie Charles Gray, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Dudley Procter, air gunner,
Sgt Lancelot Dent, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Callantsoog: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1146
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Mildenhall at 1700LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Arthur Laing, pilot,
F/Sgt Godfrey Hyde Stewart Ross, copilot,
P/O Walter Frederick Bond, navigator,
F/Sgt Joseph William Poirier, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Rowsell, wireless operator,
P/O Gordon Kenneth Armstrong, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Callantsoog: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 0756 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9154
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2288
YOM:
1941
Location:
Callantsoog
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 0035LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alfred Ronald Robbins, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur William Cooper, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Alexander Walter Hamilton, wireless operator, †
P/O Donald Smith McDonald, †
Sgt W. H. Sproule.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941 at 2246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1649
YOM:
1939
Location:
Callantsoog
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 1755LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Edgar Peers, pilot,
Sgt Howard Piper Shipley, pilot,
P/O Melville Percy Griffiths, observer,
Sgt Robert James Couser, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Fortune Jamieson Duncan, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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