Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Flensburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ973
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington in the late afternoon on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Flensburg, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Allan, pilot,
Sgt Frank Saunders,
Sgt Howard Anthony Bastick,
Sgt Joe Hilton Halliwell,
Sgt Ronald Williams, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Flensburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED444
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1704LT on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Flensburg. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Gordon Sidney Jeffreys, pilot, †
F/O Christopher Anthony Watts, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Sidney Fermor,
F/Sgt Nelson Edward Mortimer,
P/O Daniel Joseph Robertson,
Sgt Hamilton Cowan, air gunner, †
Sgt James Edward Harrison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 2232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
BB236
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 1759LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Friedenshügel. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt G. E. Farr, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Henry Tytherleigh, flight engineer, †
F/O John Hammond Carrick, navigator, †
F/O Gordon Menhennick Gillies, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Norman Rex Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. E. Swift, air gunner,
Sgt J. Cunningham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 2229 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7780
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Topcliffe at 1757LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O J. T. Campbell, pilot,
Sgt C. A. Carpenter,
Sgt A. D. Chance,
F/O R. J. Ayles,
P/O J. R. P. Burke,
Sgt S. Peel,
P/O J. L. P. Le Page.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Flensburg: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 2218 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7802
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1751LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bohlberg, a city district. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O W. H. Duncan, pilot,
P/O J. W. McCann, flight engineer,
Sgt J. J. Pocock, navigator,
Sgt A. Fairless, bomb aimer,
Sgt P. Kucheryk, wireless operator,
P/O A. A. Lang, wireless operator,
Sgt L. R. Sheward, air gunner,
P/O F. L. Cunningham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7812
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 1810LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the St Pauli district of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Merle William Atkinson, pilot,
Sgt H. S. Greenwood,
Sgt E. Topping,
Sgt T. W. Peacock,
Sgt P. D. Skerman,
Sgt Jacobus Petrus van Lelyveld,
Sgt L. H. Levis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1066
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Pocklington at 1759LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Percy Charles Cato, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Sydney James, flight engineer,
Sgt George Andrew McIntyre, observer,
Sgt Frank Tooth, observer,
Sgt Frederick James Robinson, wireless operator,
F/O Aubrey Lawrence MacGillivray, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Milbank, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Flensburg: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0405 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT517
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0015LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the Flensburg railway station. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Leo George Mee, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Jack Wood, pilot,
Sgt John Charles Coulthard, flight engineer,
Sgt William Johnstone, observer,
F/Sgt William Harry Davidson, wireless operator,
Sgt John Thompson Spirit, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Frederick Aleck Youmans, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0401 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1055
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Pocklington at 0016LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Flensborg Fjord. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Charles Edgar Bassom, pilot,
Sgt John Bennett, flight engineer,
Sgt Sydney Cooper, navigator,
Sgt Robert John Gould, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Douglas Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Graham Sherrard-Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Stainton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Flensburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4081
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed on landing at Flensburg Airport and was destroyed. A crew was killed, one was injured and two escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Cpt Heinrich Suter, observer,
Obfw Reinhard Bothe, radio operator. †
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