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.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Duisburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9512
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Honeybourne - Honeybourne
MSN:
2455
YOM:
1942
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:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honeybourne at 2320LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Duisburg. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony William Thompson, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Vernard Donahue, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Edward James Jones, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Eric Leonard Styles, wireless operator, †
P/O Charles Leonard Szumlinski, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Duisburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3726
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2349LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak. All six crew members bailed out and parachuted to safety, except for an air gunner who was killed. The aircraft crashed in Duisburg and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O Kynaston John Stanford, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frank Butler, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Francis George Darlington, observer,
Sgt F. Cooper, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Maurice James Colelough, air gunner, †
Sgt Douglas Gardiner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Duisburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3652
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Allen Bruce Slater, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Addis, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Douglas Fletcher, navigator,
Sgt Albert Edward Wainwright, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Gladstone Orr, air gunner,
Sgt Philip L. Burridge, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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