Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Movatnet Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1053
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Movatnet Lake
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2035LT on April 28 to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near a farm located west of Movatnet Lake, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Raemonde Roe, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Clancy Garadner Butchart, flight engineer,
Sgt David Reginald Powell Williams, navigator,
Sgt John Stewart Morrison, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Frederick Russell, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Russell Parr, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II on Hoklingen Lake

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1048
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Hoklingen Lake
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2030LT to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Approaching the target area, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot was able to reduce his altitude and to make an emergency belly landing on the frozen Hoklingen Lake located 43 km northeast of Trondheim. All six crew members survived and became PoW. The wreckage was recovered and displayed at the RAF Museum London.
Crew:
P/O Donald P. MacIntyre, pilot,
Sgt P. G. Blanchett,
P/O Ian Hewitt,
Sgt D. L. Perry,
Sgt Victor Charles Stevens,
Sgt R. H. D. Wilson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Okkelberg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1020
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Okkelberg
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2035LT to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in hilly terrain near Okkelberg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Michael Reginald Mark Pooles, pilot,
Sgt Hubert Allan Booth, flight engineer,
P/O Gerard John Peter Henry, observer,
Sgt Donald Edgar Rarity, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Wilstrop, wireless operator,
P/O Frank William Gosnell Hill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Vikhammer: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7656
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Vikhammer
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to lay mines off Trondheim. Approaching the target area at an altitude of 4,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Trondheimsfjord off Vikhammer. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt D. Petley, pilot,
Sgt G. P. Price, flight engineer,
Sgt Alfred Bernard Columbine, navigator, †
Sgt Arthur William Smith Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. Cranstone, wireless operator,
Sgt G. Pomroy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9496
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Vikan
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. Approaching the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vikan. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Bruce Archibald, pilot,
Sgt Leslie John Nelmes, pilot,
Sgt Samuel Palmer, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Hillam Gurr Murray, navigator,
Sgt Archibald McCulloch Mclaren, wireless operator,
Sgt James Frederick Staff, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Francis, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9438
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kinloss - Sumburgh
Location:
Sumburgh
Shetland (Zetland)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. While returning to base at Sumburgh, the crew encountered poor visibility. On final approach to the airfield, the airplane crashed on the 1,000 feet high Fitful Head located about 5 km northwest of the airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Joseph Bryan Bushby, pilot,
Sgt Anthony John Peach, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Noel Edward Powell, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Meredith, flight engineer,
P/O Moses Lewis Usher, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Peter Burton Buckley, wireless operator,
Sgt John Allan Wood, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1015
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Trondheim
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the sea north of the city of Trondheim. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George H. Steinhauer, pilot,
P/O Peter Gregory Brown, pilot,
Sgt James Black Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Lewis E. Goodrum, navigator,
Sgt Eric T. Meade, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Granville Joseph Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Cowan Cohen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Loch Laidon

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4597
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Cambridge – Kinloss
MSN:
0064
YOM:
1938
Location:
Loch Laidon
Perth and Kinross
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was in charge to convoy the airplane from Cambridge to RAF Kinloss for maintenance. While cruising in poor weather conditions over Scotland, the right engine failed. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, the pilot attempted an emergency landing on the frozen Loch Laidon and the airplane came to rest near the shore. The pilot found help and was later transferred to his base while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
William Silver Edgar, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress in Shepreth: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
AN536
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
MSN:
2077
YOM:
1940
Location:
Shepreth
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss on an operation over England. For unknown reasons, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture near Shepreth. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (90th Squadron):
F/Lt Sydney Adnil Pawle Fischer, pilot,
F/Sgt John Kenneth Henson, pilot,
F/Sgt David Musk, observer,
F/Sgt Peter Anthony Gibbs, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert George Gordon Millar, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Wallace George Goold, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Wilcox, air gunner.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the airplane suffered an in-flight breakup, possibly following a structural failure.

Crash of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress near Oslo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
AN533
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
MSN:
2072
YOM:
1940
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 0915LT to attack the ship 'Admiral Scheer' in the Oslo harbor. Approaching the Norwegian capital city at an altitude of 25,000 feet, the bomber was attacked and shot down by two Me.109, entered a dive and crashed near Oslo. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Alexander Mathieson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Allan,
F/Sgt Norman Hinton Davies,
P/O Frederick James Hogan,
Sgt Cyril Douglas James,
F/Sgt Herbert David Platten Sleath,
Sgt Robert Willis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.
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