Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III in Trappe

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1944 at 2115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III
Operator:
Registration:
HX348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Trappe
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber aircraft departed RAF Lissett at 1754LT on a bombing mission over Berlin. While flying over the region of Flensburg, north Germany, when it was hit by Flak. With both left engines on fire, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. Eventually, the aircraft crash landed in a fruit plantation located in Trappe, in the region of Sønderborg, south Denmark. All seven crew escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
William C. M. Hogg, pilot,
F/Sgt Bernard V. Millett, navigator,
Sgt George A. Naylor, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald H. E. McLaren,
Sgt George E. Ksendz,
Sgt Peter L. Chamberlain, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert McDonald, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Saint-Georges-d’Espéranche: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JN904
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Saint-Georges-d’Espéranche
Isère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Lissett, East Yorkshire, on a bombing mission to Italy. While overflying the east part of France by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located 14 km east of Vienna. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (158th Squadron):
Sgt E. Le Huray,
Sgt H. Pennell,
Sgt F. G. Shaw,
Sgt T. A. Roberts,
Sgt C. A. Budd,
Sgt A. V. M. Barron,
Sgt V. G. E. Briant.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD259
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Leest
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2309LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Leest, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leonard Ernest Cavanagh, pilot,
Sgt Robert James Sage, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas Ridley Forster, navigator,
F/O Daniel Valentine Elliott, bomb aimer,
Sgt Walter Richard Green, wireless operator,
P/O Ronald Albert Charles Maund, air gunner,
F/Sgt Oliver William Todd, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR785
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
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 Lissett at 2311LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. While returning to base the following morning, it entered a dive from an altitude of 15,000 feet and crashed south of Lincoln. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Charles Smart, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Ernest Gordon White, flight engineer,
Sgt William Charles Thomas Dempsey, navigator,
F/O Roger Nelson Freeman, bomb aimer,
Sgt Roland Philip Hansford, wireless operator,
Sgt George Joseph Hanrahan, air gunner,
Sgt Albert William Reffles, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Kaathoven: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0137 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR735
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Kaathoven
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2318LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kaathoven, killing the entire crew of eight.
Crew:
P/O Colin Harben Robinson, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Herbert Fisher, pilot,
Sgt Stanley George Benjamin Hayes, flight engineer,
Sgt George Alexander Hill, navigator,
Sgt Harry Frederick Barham, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Thomas Dunning, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Duncan Cuthbert, air gunner,
Sgt George Beardmore Mycock, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Ulft: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR724
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Ulft
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2233LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ulft. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Basil Christopher Wordsworth, pilot,
Sgt Roger Victor Pallant, flight engineer,
P/O Frank Oliver, navigator, †
Sgt Edward Thurlow, bomb aimer, †
P/O Hugh Telfer Wooldridge, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald John Cook, air gunner, †
Sgt Edwin Ronald McConnell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Oldenzaal

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0204 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR740
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Oldenzaal
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2312LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oldenzaal. Six crew members became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Charles Brown, pilot,
Sgt Verdun Leslie Martin, flight engineer,
W/O Roy Barnard, navigator,
P/O Jim Graham Fyfe, bomb aimer,
Sgt S. G. Holroyd, wireless operator,
Sgt Horace Leary, air gunner,
Sgt Robert William Robinson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD117
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Merheim
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2250LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Merheim, east of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward Alfred James Laver, pilot,
P/O William Settle Smith, flight engineer,
P/O Eric James Plumridge, navigator,
P/O Harry James Clelland, bomb aimer,
P/O Frank Robert Johnson, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Thomas Adams, air gunner,
F/Lt Wilfred Thomas Dean, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR719
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Plasmolen
Limburg
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 Lissett at 2310LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Plasmolen, 12 km south southeast of Nijmegen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald George Pope, pilot,
Sgt Andrew Glen, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas Frank Potter, navigator,
Sgt Roy Arthur Collins Showler, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Lee, wireless operator,
Sgt George Albert Frank Green, air gunner,
Sgt Frank George Lay-Flurrie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Asselt: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0033 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR840
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Asselt
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2214LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Asselt. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Kenneth Surgey, pilot, †
Sgt George Thomas Ayton, flight engineer,
P/O Cyril Strand, navigator, †
Sgt Edgar Stanley Coster, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Kenneth George Cottrell, wireless operator,
Sgt William George, air gunner, †
W/O Stephen James Marugg, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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