Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near RAF Dalton: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1943 at 1839 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7879
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Dalton AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1808LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and the captain decided to divert to RAF Dalton for an emergency landing. The airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. Seven crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Edward Saunders, pilot, †
Sgt Alvah Wilkie Flansburgh-Washbourne, †
Sgt Henry Edwin Amos, †
F/O Henry Farquharson Ley, †
Sgt Michael Norman Reilly, †
Sgt Trevor Charles Coles, †
Sgt Hill,
Sgt Frank Cooper, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7921
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Brokstreek
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
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 1838LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Brokstreek. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Maurice William Lofthouse, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Short, †
P/O Ralph Leonard Alexander, †
Sgt Wilfred Strachan Thompson, †
Sgt B. H. Winnard,
Sgt W. B. Haxby,
Sgt J. W. Crouch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1943 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7882
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Luyksgestel
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 1853LT on an operation to Cologne. In unknown circumstances, it collided with a RAF Lancaster registered W4819 also on an operation to Cologne with a crew of seven on board. Both airplanes crashed in Luyksgestel and were destroyed. All 14 crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Hugh Alexander Ross Thomson, pilot,
W/O Douglas Hubert Watt,
Sgt Glyndwr Guerrier,
Sgt Harry John Naylor,
Sgt Richard William Goffin,
Sgt Ronald Frank Lillywhite,
Sgt Douglas Victor Gwillam, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1943 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7918
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1810LT on January 27 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Waddenzee east of Den Helder. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Bruce Keith Lindsay, pilot, †
Sgt William Alan Bennett, flight engineer, †
F/Lt Gerald James O’Hanley, navigator, †
F/O James Malcolm Colquhoun, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alan Frederick Turner, wireless operator,
Sgt Reid Thompson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Pocklington

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1943 at 2323 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT506
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Pocklington AFB
East Yorkshire
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 Snaith at 1657LT on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base in the late evening, it diverted to RAF Pocklington where it crashed upon landing due to failure of the flap mechanism. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt B. T. Brett, pilot,
Sgt C. G. Waring,
Sgt R. K. Guy,
Sgt K. A. Daragon,
P/O L. G. McCoy,
Sgt C. Vandy,
Sgt B. R. Fyfield, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Failure of the flap mechanism.

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

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1942 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7933
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Hawnby
North Yorkshire
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 Pocklington at 1654LT on December 11 on an operation to Torino. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impacted the slope of a hill near Hawnby. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Gerald John Morgan, pilot,
Sgt Richard Leslie Lines, flight engineer,
Sgt Carl Robert Woolley, navigator,
Sgt Basil Norris, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Harry Casson, wireless operator,
Sgt John Allen McPhee, air gunner,
Sgt Frank Allen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Bradwell Bay

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7915
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Bradwell Bay AFB
Essex
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 1656LT on an operation to Torino. After being hit by the German Flak, it crashed upon landing at RAF Bradwell Bay and was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members escaped unarmed.
Crew:
F/O N. S. Milnes, pilot,
Sgt G. G. McMillan,
F/Sgt A. M. McDonald,
Sgt P. R. Dunsford,
Sgt L. Lazenby,
Sgt J. L. S. Lowings,
Sgt W. R. Laws, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 1904 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7925
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Utlandshörn
Lower Saxony
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 1705LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea west of Utlandshörn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Brian John Ketchell, pilot,
Sgt Cyril George Adnams,
F/Sgt Gordon Carruthers Haig,
F/Sgt Clarence Ames Massey,
Sgt William Charles Parry,
Sgt William Neville Hopwood, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Ernest Arthur Box, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7924
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1708LT on December 6 on an operation to Mannheim. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick David Buchwalter, pilot,
Sgt David Martin Sannholm, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Clifford Carr,
F/Sgt William Edward Hawke,
Sgt Henry Jones,
Sgt Charles Ronald Pendelpho,
Sgt John Thomas Pinkney, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 2241 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7911
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher
Somme
Country:
France
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 1702LT on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Anthony James Grant, pilot,
Sgt David Charles Langford, flight engineer,
Sgt Stanley Brownhill, navigator,
F/Sgt John Gordon Clements,bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John McCartney, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Jackson, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick John Eden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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