Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Nieuw-Vennep: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4827
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Nieuw-Vennep
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2319LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nieuw-Vennep. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Alton Harding Langville, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Hollywood, flight engineer, †
P/O Cyril Ewart Lionel Grant, navigator,
P/O Charles Benjamin Reynolds, bomb aimer,
P/O Donald Towers, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey John Wallis, air gunner,
P/O Joseph Horace Addison, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Lüdinghausen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0116 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED528
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Lüdinghausen
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 Elsham Wolds at 2242LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 2 km north of Lüdinghausen. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Allan Ernest Egan, pilot,
Sgt John Smith Johnston, flight engineer,
P/O Stanley Brown Elliott, navigator, †
F/Sgt William Miller, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Brown, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Alfred Britton, air gunner, †
Sgt Harold Alfred Horrell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED773
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Téteghem
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2326LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Téteghem, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Alfred Eugene Spurr, pilot,
P/O Eric Griffiths, navigator,
F/O William Henry Wood, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Whyford Marsh Jones, wireless operator,
F/O Douglas Munroe Grant, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Ernest Ponsford, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Linkous Cameron Moran, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancasterr III at RAF Elsham Wolds: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W5007
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Elsham Wolds AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2302LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Over Germany, it was badly damaged by the German Flak and the following morning, while returning to base, the crew reported hydraulics issues and attempted to divert to RAF Elsham Wolds for an emergency landing. The airplane crashed on approach, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt David John Duthie Strath, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Thomas Harman, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald Samuel Gent, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leslie Maxwell McDonnell,
F/Sgt John Clement Plummer,
Sgt William Brodie, air gunner,
F/Sgt Noel Oliver Boyd Flitcroft, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Esch: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED945
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Esch
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2233LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Esch. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Keith Inger Dexter, pilot,
Sgt Roy Cyril Ridgway, flight engineer,
Sgt William Thomas Shepherd, navigator,
Sgt Harold Gwyn Thomas, bomb aimer,
Sgt Horace Staples, wireless operator,
Sgt James Maurice Carroll, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Arthur Heslop, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Veghel: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0059 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4901
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Veghel
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2230LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed north of Veghel. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Gordon Winchester, pilot,
Sgt Horace Rocknean, flight engineer,
F/O George Graham Tebble, navigator,
P/O Charles Patrick St Leger, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alexander Muir Park, wireless operator,
Sgt James Arthur Keighley, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Estcourt McGill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Meiderich: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0133 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED396
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Meiderich
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 Elsham Wolds at 2238LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Whitehead, pilot,
Sgt James Renwick, navigator,
F/O Sidney Herbert Yates, bomb aimer,
Sgt John James Kerevan,
F/Sgt Ernest Shaw,
Sgt Robert James Bailes, air gunner,
Sgt Duncan Alexander Holmes Ferguson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Bracht: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED612
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Bracht
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 Elsham Wolds at 2213LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Approaching Mönchengladbach, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bracht, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Alan Mckeand Brown, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Harry Morley, flight engineer,
Sgt John Greenway, navigator,
F/O Herbert Frank Lewis, navigator,
Sgt Jack Cliffe, air gunner,
F/Sgt Eusebins William O'Connell, air gunner,
Sgt James Harold Saville, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Nieuw-Balinge: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED916
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Nieuw-Balinge
Drenthe
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2223LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nieuw-Balinge, 9 km northeast of Hoogeveen. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Guy Desmond King, pilot,
F/O Roland Hemingway, flight engineer,
Sgt Francis Norman Jay, observer, †
Sgt George William Backhurst, bomb aimer,
Sgt Sydney King, wireless operator,
F/Lt Guy Benedict Milner, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Barry Matthews Godden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED914
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Heeten
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2326LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heeten. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Jeffrey Scholes, pilot,
F/Sgt Alexander Cook, flight engineer, †
F/O William John Harding-Haydon, navigator, †
Sgt Kenneth William Woodcock, bomb aimer,
Sgt Reginald Watkinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Price, air gunner,
Sgt Emrys Russell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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