Elvington

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DT796

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Elvington - Elvington

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Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 0039LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over Essen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Downing Pye, pilot, †
Sgt Edgar Joseph Tassell, flight engineer,
F/O Robert Campbell Stewart, navigator,
P/O Douglas William Atter, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt George Edward Barfoot, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Dupuy Gibbs, air gunner,
Sgt John Raymond Wells, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Mandø Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0321 LT

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HR714

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2121LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Mandø Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Watson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Cooper Mills Douglas, flight engineer,
Sgt Andrew Peter Deighton, navigator,
Sgt John Burt Watt, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Pearson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Luke, air gunner,
F/Sgt Raymond Graham Hume, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Pasewalk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0050 LT

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JB804

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Plain, Valley

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Elvington - Elvington

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Pasewalk

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2127LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pasewalk, 39 km west northwest of Szczecin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Sidney Lea, pilot,
Sgt George Henry Cruxton, flight engineer,
F/O Donald James Dupree Chitty, navigator,
F/Sgt Reginald John White, navigator,
F/Lt John Roderick Harries, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Carter, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Walter Lambert, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Ehningen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0030 LT

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JB908

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2046LT on April 16 on an operation to Plzeň. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ehningen, 22 km southwest of Stuttgart. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frank Seton Wall, pilot,
Sgt Dick Irvin Pullen, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Richard Fernee, navigator, †
Sgt Raymond Montague Tullett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Allan Knowles Edgar, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leonard Johnson, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Walter Robinson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Moyvillers: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 0010 LT

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JB847

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2141LT on an operation to Duisburg. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base and flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Moyvillers. Seven crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Julien William Noel Balley, pilot, †
Sgt Louis Frederick Samson, pilot, †
Sgt James William Robert Henry Woodley, flight engineer, †
Sgt Thomas Smith McStay, navigator, †
Sgt Roland Wilson, navigator,
F/Sgt Peter Alexander Greene, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ronald Walter Hedicker, air gunner, †
Sgt Tom Crossland, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Rødbyhavn: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943

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JB842

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2206LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Fehmarn Belt off Rødbyhavn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Hugh Newman, pilot,
Sgt James Middleton Donald, flight engineer,
F/O Anthony Metcalf, navigator,
F/O John Robert Armstrong, navigator,
F/Sgt Archibald Flemington Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Stanley Bowen, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ronald Brough, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Elvington

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1943 at 1440 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

JB849

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Elvington - Elvington

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After landing at RAF Elvington, the airplane swung and came to a halt with its undercarriage smashed. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/Lt F. K. Bainbridge, pilot +4.

Probable cause:

Throughout the flight, the crew had experienced trouble with the undercarriage unit.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Boussu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943 at 0215 LT

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DT734

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2000LT on March 9 on an operation to Munich. The following night, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Boussu. A crew was killed, three others became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
S/L Robert John Sage, pilot,
Sgt B. J. I. Walker, flight engineer,
F/Lt Brian Desmond Barker, navigator,
Sgt M. Crabtree, bomb aimer,
P/O Dennis Walter Bateman, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Loader Morris, air gunner,
F/O Kenneth Alexander Adam, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into Lake Constance: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943

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JB795

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