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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in RAF Newmarket: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4635
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Newmarket AFB
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Newmarket, an engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in flames short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and the sole occupant was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Anthony Oliver Molesworth.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Urk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0113 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK768
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 Newmarket at 2335LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Rosser Perrott, pilot,
Sgt William Webster Hilditch, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Gordon Douglas Thomson, navigator,
F/Sgt Clifford James Whitelaw, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Cyril Mould, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon William Colyer, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Squire, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Wissenkerke: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0414 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH902
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Wissenkerke
Zeeland
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 Newmarket at 2323LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Wissenkerke. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Norman Bradford Bluck, pilot,
Sgt John William Gillard, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Brett Cooksey, navigator,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Walter Strong, bomb aimer,
Sgt Michael Kendlan, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Armitage, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Ronald Cant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Markelo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0247 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF399
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Markelo
Overijssel
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 Newmarket at 2337LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Markelo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth Alfred Burbidge, pilot,
Sgt George Lockey, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Walter Frederick Wilcockson, navigator,
F/Sgt Andrew James McEwin, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Donald Ernest Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt Gibson Cameron, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Fazackerley Shaw, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Oosterland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH889
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Oosterland
North Holland
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 Newmarket at 2348LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 8 km off Oosterland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Fraser McCrorie, pilot,
Sgt Eric Grainger, flight engineer,
P/O William Stuckey, navigator,
F/Sgt James Leonard Richards, bomb aimer,
W/O Richard Douglas Tod, wireless operator,
W/O Robert Ernest Tod, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Anthony Kennedy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Oostrum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK810
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Oostrum
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2347LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a combination of German Flak and fighter and crashed in Oostrum. Two crew members were killed and five others became Pow.
Crew:
P/O Francis Max McKenzie, pilot, †
Sgt R. A. W. Triptree, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert Edgar Lewis West, navigator,
F/Sgt John Frederick Blank, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Basil Henry Broadhead, wireless operator,
Sgt James Robert George Chrystal, air gunner,
Sgt Eric William McGonigal, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a combination of German Flak and fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Gelsenkirchen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
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 Newmarket at 2340LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gelsenkirchen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Benjamin Brinley Wood, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Lawrence Webb, flight engineer,
F/Sgt George King Samson, navigator,
F/Sgt Stuart Richard Bisset, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edgar Henry Reader, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Benjamin Hemmings, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Johns Hobbs, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Villechien: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK646
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Villechien
Ille-et-Vilaine
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2253LT on June 14 on mine laying duties over the Gironde estuary. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Villechien. The pilot was killed, two crew evaded and four became PoW.
Crew:
F/O John Lloyd Edwards, pilot, †
Sgt J. G. Sansoucy, flight engineer,
Sgt Eric Gaul Dunnett, navigator,
Sgt R. G. Kirby, bomb aimer,
Sgt Basil William Rawlinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Elfed Foulkes Jones, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Maxwell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in La Minerie: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK817
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
La Minerie
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2348LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in La Minerie, 20 km east northeast of Liege. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Ronald Hugh Laud, pilot,
Sgt John Herbert Russell, pilot,
Sgt Aubrey Reginald Waite, flight engineer,
Sgt Hugh Steel McQuade, navigator,
Sgt Henry Stephen Mulholland, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Thomas Whatmough, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick John Hawkins, air gunner,
Sgt Marcus Kenneth Matthews, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Eilendorf: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH881
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Eilendorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2340LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eilendorf. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Henry Roy Carey, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Edward Beaver, flight engineer,
Sgt John Lewis Roberts, navigator,
Sgt Percy Gibbson Knight, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Maurice Archibald Brady, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Alfred Owens, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Norman Alexander MacLeod, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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