Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Essen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943 at 0251 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT796
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Elvington - Elvington
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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 Vickers 440 Wellington X in Essen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE658
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2152LT on an operation to Duisburg. While cruising at an altitude of 19,500 feet, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the airplane crashed in Essen. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Henry Wain Morgan, pilot, †
F/O John Edward Hardy, navigator, †
Sgt William Myerscough, navigator, †
P/O Charles Colin Lee, air gunner,
P/O Patrick Pittam Stevens, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

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

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5626
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Essen
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 Wyton at 1950LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Bernard Hope, pilot,
Sgt Ronald George Pegg, flight engineer,
W/O Leo Neil McArthur, navigator,
Sgt Cedric Leslie Billington, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt James Spy Keay, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Brennen, air gunner,
Sgt William Billington, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT738
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Essen
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 Snaith at 1948LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Rawcliffe, pilot,
SgtJohn Viner Branscombe, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Kerr Guy, navigator,
F/Sgt John Richards, observer,
Sgt William George Richardson, wireless operator,
Sgt Arnold Howarth, air gunner,
Sgt David Ballantyne Ralston, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5749
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Essen
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 Syerston at 1859LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Lennox McDonald, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Roland Joseph Youngs, flight engineer, †
Sgt Henry Stuart Fell Bishell, navigator, †
F/Sgt Robert Neil Lindsay, bomb aimer,
Sgt Bernard James Eckett, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Edward Blake Clampitt, air gunner, †
Sgt Robin Cecil Carrow Owen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Essen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT799
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Essen
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 Pocklington at 1925LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Cedric Alan Newland, pilot, †
Sgt C. S. Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt John Davidson Haigh, navigator, †
Sgt Robert William Floyd, observer, †
Sgt Dennis James Druett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Martin Harvey Christie Crow, air gunner, †
Sgt Albert Edward Beaven, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4862
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Essen
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 Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Richard Kee, pilot,
Sgt William Hynd, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Dennis Slade, observer,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Smith, observer,
Sgt William Edmund Greasley, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Shaw, air gunner,
Sgt Ernest Alfred Steed, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Essen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED544
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Essen
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 Grimsby at 1937LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances near the target area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Moseley Peake, pilot,
Sgt Harold Jowitt, flight engineer,
Sgt Roger Fisher Rowe Sides, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Reece Roberts, radio operator,
Sgt Ernest Hodgson, bomb aimer,
P/O Douglas Invicta Arthur, air gunner,
Sgt William Eric Chamberlain, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4928
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Essen
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 Wyton at 1917LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L David Alston Johnstone McClure, pilot,
Sgt James MacFarlane, flight engineer,
F/Lt Orville Ray Waterbury, navigator,
P/O Derek Graham Lovell, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Percy John Musk, wireless operator,
F/Lt Alexander Fraser MacQueen, air gunner,
P/O Llewellyn Edgar Warren, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4918
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Essen
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 Syerston at 1857LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt William James Picken, pilot,
Sgt James Ferguson Lindsay Wilson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Laurence Gilbert Hudson, navigator,
Sgt James Edward Bonson, navigator,
W/O Joseph Charles Edward Dellar, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Leadbitter, air gunner,
Sgt Graham James Powell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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