Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Duisburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
PD319
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Killingholme - North Killingholme
Location:
Duisburg
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 crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Duisburg. While approaching the target, the Lancaster PD319 collided with another RAF Lancaster registered LM637, dove into the ground and crashed. All seven occupants were killed. The fate of the second aircraft remains unknown.
Crew (550th Squadron):
F/O H. Dodds, pilot,
P/O A. R. Brown, flight engineer,
F/O D. J. K. White, navigator,
F/O H. Black, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt C. W. Beckingham, wireless operator,
Sgt A. Laidlaw, air gunner,
Sgt H. V. Lewis, rear air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Duisburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LL909
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. Four crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Crew (12th Squadron):
F/O Theodore Sorenson, pilot,
Sgt Crawford Fernie, flight engineer,
F/O Robert William Randall, bomb aimer,
Sgt D. R. Smith, mid upper gunner,
F/O H. S. Gartrell, navigator,
Sgt R. Allen, wireless operator,
Sgt S. R. Smith, rear gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Duisburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4369
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1702LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Five crew members were killed and two became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick William Baker, pilot, †
Sgt Peter John Howlett Hogg, flight engineer, †
F/Lt William Douglas Leek, navigator, †
F/O Edward Christian Carl Rasmussen, bomb aimer, †
Sgt L. W. Keating, wireless operator,
Sgt J. V. Richards, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Herbert, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Duisburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2002 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1660
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1802LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Frank Vernon Watkins, pilot, †
S/L John Carter, flight engineer,
P/O Sisson William Brooke-Norris, navigator, †
P/O Henry Campbell Arbic, wireless operator,
Sgt Murray Southey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Duisburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV612
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 2012LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O D. V. Benefield, †
W/O N. F. James,
Sgt J. Longden,
Sgt E. J. Outen, †
Sgt F. T. Hooper.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Duisburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ765
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Duisburg
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 Mildenhall on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt George William Sharman, pilot,
Sgt Norman Priestley Saul, observer,
Sgt Claude Joseph Frederick Jarvis, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Coles, air gunner,
P/O George William Alfred Mills, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Duisburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8517
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Duisburg
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 Binbrook at 0053LT on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Mather Dunlop, pilot,
P/O Robin Alexander Ainslie, navigator,
P/O William George Elby, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Allan Squires Millis, wireless operator,
Sgt Montague Ernest Wheatcroft, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Duisburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1266
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2053LT on August 27 on an operation to Kassel. It is believe that it crashed near Duisburg but the exact location of the crash is unclear. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alwyne Edward Rees, observer, †
Sgt Samuel Henry Ebsary,
F/Sgt Robert Roy Henderson,
F/Sgt Terence Edward McCormick,
Sgt Dennis Leslie Frederick Toombs.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Duisburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4139
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 2115LT on August 27 on an operation to Kassel. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Duisburg. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Gerald Lewis McKenna, pilot, †
Sgt Donald Walter Wallis, observer, †
F/Sgt Joseph Cuthbert Wilkinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney Lloyd, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Claude Harvey Hincks, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick William Ambrose,
Sgt Jack Douglas Garland.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Duisburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7748
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2205LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Duisburg. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Guy Langford-Pudney, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Alexander Stuart Duff,
Sgt James John Garrity,
Sgt Joseph Douglas Maurice Mercer,
Sgt Kenneth Richard Toller, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arnold Wentworth Hyson, air gunner, †
Sgt G. Atkins. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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