Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Duisburg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3665
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
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:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1940LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Peter John Paine, pilot,
F/Sgt Ronald Vernon Snook, pilot,
Sgt Christopher Grant Freeman, observer,
F/Sgt Donald Leslie Ballingall, wireless operator,
Sgt John Valentine Hill, wireless operator,
Sgt David Watson Bond, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Duisburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2044 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3677
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
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 airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1731LT on an operation to Berlin. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Edwin Chadwick, pilot,
F/O Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk, pilot,
Sgt Sidney John Fenson, flight engineer,
P/O George Edward Sweeney, observer,
Sgt Cyril Murch, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Stronach, wireless operator,
Sgt Derek Gordon Pack, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Duisburg

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6563
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
2034
YOM:
1941
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:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2303LT on June 19 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It crash landed near Duisburg and all five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Albert John Brewster,
Sgt Alfred Stanley William,
Sgt Peter J. M. Thomas,
Sgt J. B. Whitworth,
Sgt Leslie Frederick Mann.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Duisburg

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+FZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5043
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at night, the bomber was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. All four crew members bailed out and were uninjured. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near Duisburg.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Duisburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9275
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
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 Newmarket at 2150LT on July 25 on a raid over Germany. It crashed in unclear circumstances, probably in the area of Duisburg. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O B. A. Power, †
P/O J. L. Scott,
Sgt H. J. Casselden,
Sgt H. F. Heritage,
Sgt A. L. Walker,
Sgt K. R. Sellwood.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Duisburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1940 at 1420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1280
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rosières-en-Santerre - Rosières-en-Santerre
MSN:
8563
YOM:
1938
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission over Germany, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed south of Duisburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Noel O'Reilly-Blackwood, pilot,
Sg Douglas James Bendall, observer,
AC2 John Raymond Hunter, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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