Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Meiderich: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 2335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4785
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Meiderich
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 Breighton at 2111LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Howard Ball, pilot,
Sgt William Corner Langley, flight engineer,
Sgt Charles Edward James Frampton, navigator,
Sgt Derek Milner Gray, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Gwynne Mordecai, wireless operator,
Sgt George Granville Dobson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Anderson Garven, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Meiderich: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED479
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Meiderich
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 Waddington at 1958LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Geoffrey William Jones Jarrett, pilot,
Sgt Harold Precious, flight engineer,
P/O George Smith, navigator,
F/O Andrew Greville Seymour, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ivor Francis, wireless operator,
F/O George Raynor Dale, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Miles, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Meiderich: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0201 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5392
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Meiderich
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2337LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ralph Connors O'Brien, pilot,
P/O Wilson Albert Reason, observer,
Sgt Alfred Schofield, wireless operator,
F/O Grey D'Estoteville Townsend Skipwith, air gunner,
Sgt William Leonard Waller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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