Linton-on-Ouse AFB

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Registration:

JB903

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2238LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by two German fighters and crashed into the sea 20 km southwest of Harlingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Charles Leppard, pilot,
Sgt Denis Norman Brown, flight engineer,
Sgt Victor Charles George Moody, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Boydell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Percy Edward Mellish, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Moore, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Lowis, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by two German fighters.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at Docking AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1943 at 0447 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

W7929

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2352LT on April 30 on an operation to Essen. It was hit by the German Flak and on regaining the East Anglia coast, it crashed while attempting an emergency landing at RAF Docking. Five crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Chadd Rudd, pilot, †
Sgt R. Davies, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald James Pike, navigator,†
Sgt Ernest John Wilson, navigator, †
Sgt Herbert Mason, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Oldroyd, air gunner, †
Sgt J. Rashbrook, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Hit by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Estern: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1943 at 0243 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DK171

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Estern

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

Region:

Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 0040LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Estern, 46 km west of Münster. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bruce Wainwright Thomas, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Hawley, flight engineer, †
Sgt Edwin Hall Wood, navigator, †
Sgt Frederick Norris, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frederick John Chandler, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Eric Testal, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Ernest Hemsworth, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Amsterdam: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943 at 0234 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

DG423

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City

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 0051LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Amsterdam, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on the Hotel Carlton located in the city center. All seven crew members were killed as well as nine people on the ground, three German and six Dutch citizens.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Gordon McNab, pilot,
Sgt John Wood, flight engineer,
Sgt Fred Noel Slingsby, navigator,
F/O Noel Douglas Fleming, bomb aimer,
Sgt Bertie Frederick Keable, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Clarence Strain, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Clegg, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Vesles-et-Caumont: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0338 LT

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DT575

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2049LT on April 16 on an operation to Plzeň. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vesles-et-Caumont, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Walter Edward Wedderburn, pilot,
Sgt John Strachan, flight engineer,
Sgt Brodie John Clinging, navigator,
F/Sgt Francis Owen Ross, bomb aimer,
Sgt Francis Christopher Fidgeon, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Norman Jonasson, air gunner,
Sgt Stephen Hugh Colin Brown, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Mühlhausen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0317 LT

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Operator:

Registration:

DT773

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Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2100LT on April 16 on an operation to Plzeň. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Max-Eyth Lake in Mühlhausen, 7 km north northeast of Stuttgart. The pilot was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur Patrick Dowse, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Thompson Slater, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Richard Desjardins, navigator,
Sgt Henry Edward Thompson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Philip Langsford, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert William Hoare, air gunner,
F/O Andrew Nielson Orr, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Trier: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0307 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V

Operator:

Registration:

HR659

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2051LT on April 16 on an operation to Plzeň. Outbound at 12,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Trier. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward George Mortenson, pilot, †
Sgt John Alexander Bell, flight engineer,
P/O Raymond Claud Walter Dennis, navigator,
F/O Walter George Frank Fisher, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alfred Steven, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawton Cyril Minshaw, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Alfred Pitman, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Hassloch: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0226 LT

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DK165

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2041LT on April 16 on an operation to Plzeň. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hassloch, 20 km southwest of Mannheim. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Ernest Webb, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Braybrook, flight engineer, †
Sgt Kenneth Rees George Williams, navigator, †
Sgt Jack Kay, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Allen Roderick Ross, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie Bernard Mitchell, air gunner,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Brown, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0219 LT

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Registration:

JB870

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