Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 0059 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5375
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2230LT to attack the docks at Emden, Germany. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Crewdson Ashton Bond, pilot,
W/Cdr Vyvian Quentery Blackden,
F/O John Du Vernet Broughton, observer,
Sgt George Henry Bishop, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Duncan McDougall, wireless operator,
F/O Harold Marshall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington in the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 2336 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1440
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2020LT on an operation to Vegesack near Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Fairhurst,
Sgt Charles William Hall,
Sgt William Robert Moore,
Sgt Wilbur Lloyd Waldron,
Sgt Howard Vivian Wansbrough,
Sgt Gordon Wilfred Brown, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 into the IJsselmeer: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+EM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
3516
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on a combat mission and is believed to have crashed into the IJsselmeer. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz E. Studt, pilot,
Oblt W. Kuckelt, observer,
Ogfr W. Hubrich, radio operator,
Gfr T. Schneider, mechanic,
Gfr H. Kiessling, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 into the Ijsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5J+AT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Delmenhorst - Delmenhorst
MSN:
6018
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Delmenhorst to bomb the airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol. While cruising at night, the airplane was shot down by Flak and crashed into the Ijsselmeer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt R. Graf,
Obrfw R. Mölle,
Uffz O. Pälchen,
Ogefr G. Neuber.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.