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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4862
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
Region:
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 I at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1943 at 0010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED374
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 1830LT on February 16 an operation to Lorient. Over France, it was hit by the German Flak but was able to return to base where it crashed upon landing shortly after midnight. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O H. G. Harrower, pilot,
Sgt W. Hughes,
Sgt B. Duff,
Sgt H. A. Rideout,
Sgt A. W. Beveridge,
Sgt T. Jenkins,
Sgt W. O'Brien, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4313
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Country:
Region:
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 at 1730LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Ernest Hiley, pilot,
Sgt Fred Travis Spivey,
Sgt Frederick Harley Paterson,
Sgt Reginald Thomas Bozier,
Sgt Richard Arthur Collins,
Sgt Thomas Teviotdale,
Sgt Sydney George Quinlan, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943 at 0217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED447
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
Region:
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 at 0020LT on an operation to Hamburg. Over Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed in Rijk, south of Schiphol Airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Ralph Patrick Campbell, pilot,
W/O Frank James Belanger,
Sgt John Charles Jacques,
Sgt John Leslie Barden,
Sgt Samuel David Wall,
Sgt Wilfred Eric Debeurier,
W/O Gordon James Hutchinson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Dortmund: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED443
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
Region:
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 at 1700LT on an operation to Essen. In the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Dortmund, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Thomas Wiltshire, pilot,
Sgt Ernest John Chapman,
Sgt Gordon Joseph Smale,
F/Sgt James Sydney Durward,
Sgt John Carr,
F/O Kenneth Stanton Kibble,
Sgt Matthew Irons Sharpley, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4321
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Country:
Region:
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 at 1630LT on an operation to Berlin. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O James Gilbert Duffill, pilot,
Sgt Derrick John Ball,
Sgt Donald George Thomas,
Sgt James Henry Bakewell,
Sgt Thomas Robert Shirley,
Sgt William Lewis,
Sgt Eric Archibald Campbell, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1943 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4796
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
Region:
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 at 1730LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 35 km off Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt L. J. Waterhouse, pilot,
Sgt E. J. Dollard,
P/O J. D. Brodie,
Sgt J. W. C. Clark,
Sgt L. Davies,
Sgt J. Perry,
Sgt G. F. Roberts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4312
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local test flight at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. After landing in poor visibility, the airplane overran and crashed into trees. All occupants escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Gillmeere +5.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 0840 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5482
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local test flight at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor when it crashed while trying to land in poor visibility. There were no fatalities.
Crew:
F/O R. Bowyer, pilot +4.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4319
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
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 a mine laying operation. While returning to base, it was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in the evening at Grangetown, west of Redcar. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Marcel Alec Fussell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Worsnop, flight engineer,
Sgt Sydney Stewart McLean, bomb aimer,
Sgt Monte Alan Gray McINntyre, wireless operator,
Sgt Michael James O'Malley, wireless operator,
Sgt George John Warren, air gunner,
Sgt Gregory Manuel Georges, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by anti-aircraft fire.