Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the IJsselmeer: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0211 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED603
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
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 2301LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Eric Arthur Tilbury, pilot,
P/O Arthur Bertram Smart, flight engineer,
P/O Harold Elvin Howsam, navigator,
P/O Arthur Gordon Fletcher, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Raymond Edward Moore, wireless operator,
F/O Gordon Robert Sugar, air gunner,
P/O Charles Frederick John Sprack, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 into the IJsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3E+DR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
144645
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on a combat mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the IJsselmeer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt M. Trümpelmann, pilot,
Ogefr W. Maier, observer,
Uffz F. Thomas, radio operator,
Uffz K. Schmidt, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X into the IJsselmeer: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0406 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ280
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 0001LT on an operation to Bochum. Homebound, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Wahl, pilot, †
Sgt Stuart Arthur Hamilton Davis, navigator,
P/O Harry Wilson Newby, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt William Norman Partridge, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Arnold Wright, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the IJsselmeer: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT732
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 2351LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Franklin Mills, pilot,
Sgt James Cyril Howie, flight engineer,
Sgt John Swanson Macadam, navigator,
Sgt John William Avent, bomb aimer,
Sgt Aeron Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Maltby, air gunner,
Sgt Eric John Charles Howard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the IJsselmeer: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943 at 0337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF383
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ridgewell - Ridgewell
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 0037LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Fraser Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Wilson, flight engineer,
F/O Philip Alsop Walker, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Francis Cocking, navigator,
Sgt Victor George Leak, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Edward Hardingham, air gunner,
Sgt James Riby Boyes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1942 at 0116 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1331
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
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 2318LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Daniel Plawski, pilot,
F/O Jan Kozak, pilot,
F/O Paweł Jan Wybraniec, navigator,
F/Sgt Jan Czerwonka, wireless operator,
Sgt Kazimierz Andrzej Podgorski, air gunner,
Sgt Roman Radecki, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 into the IJsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
F8+GC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
1161
YOM:
1941
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the IJsselmeer, killing the entire crew.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the IJsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD965
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Hüls. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the IJsselmeer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Edward Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Walter Hawkins, observer,
Sgt Charles Alexander James Webster, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Midford Morris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the IJsselmeer: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0327 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9630
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
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 2320LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan William Porteous Bird, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie James Harrison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bernard Hassall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bramwell Frederick Thomas Johnson, †
Sgt Orville Insell Platt, †
F/Lt John Raymond Jamieson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1322
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
IJsselmeer
Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2256LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, 12 km southwest of Lemmer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jan Piotr Dorman,
Sgt Zdzisław Gwozdz,
Sgt Szeregowiec Ludwik Karcz,
Sgt Stanisław Pisarski,
Sgt Henryk Franciszek Sikorski,
P/O Maciej Wojciech Socharski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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