Zone
Gelderland

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Echteld: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Echteld
Gelderland
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 Topcliffe at 1936LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Echteld. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert George Caldwell, pilot,
F/O Gordon Johnson Cory, navigator,
F/Sgt William Frederick Topping, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alfred Perry Larson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leslie Alfred Parker, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Echteld: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rosières-en-Santerre - Rosières-en-Santerre
Location:
Echteld
Gelderland
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 Rosière-en-Santerre on a reconnaissance mission over South Holland. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Linge River near Echteld. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alban Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Penry Llwewllyn Thomas, observer,
LAC Leslie Frederick Jordan, wireless operator and air gunner.

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