Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in 't Zand: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
't Zand
North Brabant
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 Pocklington at 2334LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in 't Zand, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Gore, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Mitchell Sugden, flight engineer,
Sgt John Harold Wright, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Eric Judd, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frederick Henry Mitchell, wireless operator,
Sgt David Albert Harris Gough, air gunner,
Sgt John Bartholomew Foskett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD144
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Failon
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 23008T on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Failon. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth Robert William Sheppard, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Rushton, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert George Tovey, navigator, †
Sgt William Robert Cole, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Gettings, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Jenkins MacDonald, air gunner, †
Sgt Matthew Henry Clack, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0107 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB834
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Welldorf
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 Pocklington at 2300LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Cologne, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Welldorf, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Arthur Marsden, pilot,
Sgt John Stephen Robinson Ablett, flight engineer,
F/O James Edgar Lewis, navigator,
F/O Jack Austin Perkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robin Harold Barnes, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Arthur Hicks, air gunner,
Sgt Phillip Albert George Warwick, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Le Havre

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD206
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Le Havre
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0001LT on an operation to Krefeld. It was hit by the German Flak while leaving the Dutch coast at Overflakkee and later ditched roughly 30 km off Le Havre. All seven crew members were rescued. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Sgt S. G. Honey, pilot,
Sgt A. J. Dick,
Sgt R. Ward,
Sgt R. O. Tudberry,
Sgt J. Brennan,
Sgt F. R. Hayward,
Sgt D. A. Wagar, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Callantsoog: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB868
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Callantsoog
North Holland
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 Pocklington at 2323LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Reginald Hale, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Charles Woodley, pilot,
Sgt Alec Ernest John Gibbs, flight engineer,
Sgt Alexander Edward Muir, navigator,
F/O Ernest Douglas Wilcock, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Alfred Hobbis, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Hallows, air gunner,
P/O Raoul Quevillon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7934
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Güsten
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 Pocklington at 2258LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Güsten, killing all seven crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Aslin Ward, pilot,
Sgt Robert Leslie Hoddle, flight engineer,
F/O Reginald Edward Charles Allen, bomb aimer,
Sgt Philip Hudd Sheerman, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Martland, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Smith, air gunner,
Sgt John Alistair Stewart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Wieringen: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943 at 0144 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD149
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Wieringen
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 Pocklington at 2326LT on May 27 on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee some 3 km off Wieringen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Denzil Jeffery, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Joseph Smith, flight engineer,
F/O Harry Entwhistle, navigator,
F/O Ronald Norman Fewtrell, bomb aimer,
P/O Samuel Zareikin, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Louis Stanley Lowings, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Heslop, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD112
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Bovenkarspel
North Holland
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 Pocklington at 2258LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bovenkarspel. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alexander McAllister Sargent, pilot,
Sgt Clyde Robert Webb, flight engineer,
Sgt Arnold Campbell, navigator, †
F/O James Rudolph Bullock, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Maurice Galloway, wireless operator,
Sgt Hugh Donald Newbery, air gunner, †
Sgt James Colin Smith, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Cologne: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB964
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2350LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. While cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet west of Cologne, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Vincent Herbert Hatchard, pilot, †
Sgt William Tressillian Lee, flight engineer, †
Sgt Sidney Brown, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Leedham, wireless operator, †
F/O Frederick Alan James,
Sgt John Augustin Coughlin, air gunner, †
Sgt John Sidney Wilson Fowles, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Great Yarmouth

Date & Time: May 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7935
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2354LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. While returning to base the following night, it was hit by a German fighter near the Dutch coast. Approaching the English coast, the pilot was forced to ditch the airplane into the North Sea some 34 km east of Great Yarmouth. All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. McA. Sargent, pilot,
Sgt C. R. Webb, flight engineer,
Sgt Arnold Campbell, navigator,
F/O James Rudolf Bullock, bomb aimer,
Sgt M. Galloway, wireless operator,
Sgt Hugh Donald Newbery, air gunner,
Sgt James Colin Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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