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

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1943 at 2103 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED380
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Lorient
Morbihan
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 1859LT on an operation to Lorient. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Young, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Eric Cardwell, mechanic,
P/O Wilfred Ronald Neville, navigator,
P/O Alexander William Stubbs, radio operator,
Sgt John Charles Woodward, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur James Mason, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Charles Ford, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4362
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Milan
Lombardy
Country:
Italy
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 1850LT on an operation to Milan. Over the target area, it was abandoned after being struck by incendiaries that destroyed the instrument panel. Four crew were killed and three others parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Walter Harry Powdrell, pilot, †
F/O Charles Edward Nicholson, †
Sgt J. G. W. T. Duffield,
Sgt A. J. Burton,
Sgt A. Rusling,
F/O Denis Young, †
Sgt Joseph George Nolan, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Den Helder: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1943 at 1952 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4340
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
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 1735LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 km north of Den Helder. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edgar Heaton Burgess, pilot,
F/Lt Torkel Torkelsson Lundberg, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Stewart Hill, navigator,
F/Sgt Kenneth George Curtis, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Henry Anderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Sidney Edward Perry, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Paterson Kerr, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1943 at 1945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4335
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Enschede
Overijssel
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 1743LT on an operation to Essen. While cruising at night, it was shpt down by a German fighter and crashed in Enschede, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Vivian Laing, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Marshall Willis, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Keith Robert Webber, navigator,
F/Sgt Douglas George Williams, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frank Lawrence Boyd, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Charles Brewer, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Taylor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Krefeld: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4338
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Krefeld
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1659LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Krefeld, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bertram Edwin Atwood, pilot, †
F/Sgt Orville Stotts O'Hair, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Lynn Davies, flight engineer, †
Sgt A. S. Laird,
F/Sgt Francis James McKeown, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Richard Lyall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Ernest Whiteman, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED384
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Rheidt
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 1652LT on an operation to Essen. Over Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rheidt, 7 km northwest of Bonn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Henry Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Ernest Hollingworth, flight engineer,
Sgt Alfred Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Eric Rees Harries, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt William Scobie, air gunner,
Sgt Percy William Adams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Solre-le-Château: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4787
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Solre-le-Château
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 1728LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Solre-le-Château, 15 km southeast of Maubeuge. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Colin McIntosh Rose, pilot,
Sgt Frank John Fisher, flight engineer,
Sgt Peter Laird Donald, navigator,
Sgt Gordon Thomas Hawkins, navigator,
F/Sgt William Edward Ryan, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Jack Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Trimmer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Vavincourt: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2004 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4820
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Vavincourt
Meuse
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1738LT on an operation to Munich. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vavincourt, 28 km northeast of Saint-Dizier. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Evan Bayliss, pilot,
Sgt Gwilym Nicholls, flight engineer, †
P/O Ivor George Arthur Faulk, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt John Massey Jefferies, †
F/Sgt Robert Ian Robb, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Jeffreys, air gunner, †
Sgt George Henry Kitchen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4334
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Graft
North Holland
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 1813LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Graft. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Louis Edmund Moriarty, pilot,
Sgt Eric Airey, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald Owen Eynon, observer,
F/Sgt Peter Ernest Poulson, navigator,
W/O James Hawthorne Love, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Bennett, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Ernest Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 1953 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4786
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Gejlbjerg
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
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 1735LT to lay mines to the Broccoli region of the Great Belt. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Gejlbjerg, 2 km southeast of Agerskov. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harry Bernard Smith, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Reginald Collins, flight engineer,
F/O Samuel Tweedy Hewitt, navigator,
Sgt Gerald Thomas Canterbury, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Frater, wireless operator,
W/O Jack Athelston Hollinsworth, air gunner,
W/O Angus Daniel MacDonald, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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