Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Neuss: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0224 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4373
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Neuss
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 Wickenby at 2301LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss, west of Düsseldorf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Patrick Raymond Ford, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Charles Avery, flight engineer,
Sgt James Albert Osborn, navigator,
Sgt Geoffrey William Twitty, bomb aimer,
Sgt Myer Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Anderson, air gunner,
Sgt Marcus Walter Stone, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4104
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Neuss
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 Wyton at 2036LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was probably shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Gordon McDonald, pilot,
Sgt Albert George Cook, flight engineer,
F/O Harris Lewington Mazengarb, navigator,
Sgt Philipp William Samwell, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Donald John Calderwood, wireless operator,
Sgt Graham George Millard, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harry Raeburn Watson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Neuss: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ625
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Neuss
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Mainz. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in hilly terrain near Neuss. Four crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Smith Barclay, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ronald George Renauf Hodges, navigator, †
Sgt William Gordon Lloyd Inglis, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert John Warring, air gunner, †
Sgt John William Filder Atkin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Neuss: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3587
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Neuss
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 Feltwell on an operation to Essen. Approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Rupert John Smith, pilot,
Sgt William Graham Clark, navigator,
Sgt Barry Herbert Coulter, wireless operator,
Sgt William Robertson Ramsey, air gunner,
Sgt Henry Edward Jones, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Neuss: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1208
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Neuss
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 Grimsby at 2306LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While flying west of D!sseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Noel Alexander Lowden, pilot,
P/O Walter Ewart Gregory, observer,
Sgt Frederick William Thornton, wireless operator,
F/Lt Peter Thorne Chandler, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawrence William Mallon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Neuss: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8979
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Neuss
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of April 1st on an operation to Hanau. At night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ronald William Stanley Hayes, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman George Hickey, pilot,
Sgt George William Jackson, observer,
Sgt Irvine Leonard Eagleton, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Ralph Kitney, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt John Nash, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Neuss: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2973
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Neuss
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2331LT on July 8 on an operation to Münster. Approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Neuss, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Arthur Grady, pilot,
Sgt Bernard George Pitt, pilot,
Sgt Henry Thomas Barrett, observer,
Sgt Marvin Edson Burtis, wireless operator,
Sgt Fred Gilby, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Ray Rawlings, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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