Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Essen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1262
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Essen
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 Hemswell at 1952LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Witold Stanisław Jarosszyk, pilot,
P/O Zdzisław Retur, pilot,
F/O Cesary Kowal, observer,
P/O Czesław Grycz, wireless operator,
Sgt Antoni Bochaczek, air gunner,
Sgt Mieczysław Golaszewski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Essen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1942 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT192
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wigsley - Wigsley
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1917LT on March 10 on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed or to have crashed in the target area or somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Orrel Gandy, pilot,
P/O Lewis Alfred Wright, navigator,
Sgt Eric Maynard Jennings, wireless operator,
Sgt Gardfield Lloyd Skinner, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Essen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE137
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2205LT on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Essen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Gold Fothergill, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Owen Hirschfield, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Davies, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Essen: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1167
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2210LT on May 15 on an operation to Hanover. Over Essen, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Altendorf, in the suburb of Essen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Ernest Moore, pilot, †
P/O Dixon Frederick Raeside Whyte, pilot, †
F/Sgt Leslie John Kennard, observer, †
Sgt Ivan John Adey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Richmond Meech, wireless operator, †
Sgt Percy Addison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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