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Zeeland

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

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943 at 2235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ961
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Domburg
Zeeland
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 Kirmington in the late afternoon on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening and after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 km west of Domburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward James Twigg, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Henry Reginald Aggett,
Sgt Leslie Gregory,
P/O Arthur John Teasdel,
Sgt Edward Thomas Fouet, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Domburg

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
1658
YOM:
1940
Location:
Domburg
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2013LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and was ditched 15 minutes later some 20 km off Domburg. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Lloyd Arthur Death, pilot,
P/O William Lionel Merryfield, observer,
Sgt Clifford Oliver Simonson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Restivo, air gunner,
F/Lt William Leslie Kell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Domburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1941 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6318
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Domburg
Zeeland
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 1055LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was hit by Flak from the minesweeper M1404 and crashed into the sea off Domburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Henderson Lister, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Heany, observer,
Sgt Kenneth William Porter, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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