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

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1942 at 1037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT518
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Pocklington AFB
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed almost immediately after takeoff from RAF Pocklington while on a ferry flight. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt C. J. Ketchell +1.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1942 at 0331 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1181
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor AFB
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1824LT on October 23 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, it diverted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. After landing, it ran into another Halifax from the Squadron, which had burst a tyre and was unable to clear the runway. All wight occupants escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. L. Berry, pilot,
W/O Cranwell,
P/O E. W. Hargreaves,
Sgt D. Hubbard,
Sgt J. W. Crouch,
Sgt R. J. Horton,
Sgt W. E. Pattison,
F/Sgt J. B. Bell, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1942 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT512
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor AFB
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1814LT on October 23 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, it diverted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. After landing, a tyre burst and the airplane came to rest on the runway, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was hit shortly later by another Halifax landing on the same runway.
Crew:
W/Cdr Sydney Bruce Bintley, pilot, †
G/C E. J. Corbally,
Sgt K. White,
F/Sgt J. A. T. Simpson,
F/O V. B. Davies,
Sgt R. P. Long,
F/Lt Arthur James Graham, air gunner,
F/Sgt G. Richmond, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
A tyre burst on landing.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1942 at 1945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1167
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
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 Pocklington at 1825LT on an operation to Kiel. It returned early with serious radio problems and lacking power from the starboard inner engine. It overshot the runway then stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. L. Hartshorn, pilot,
Sgt J. A. T. Simpson,
Sgt A. M. Conner,
Sgt L. Neil,
F/Sgt O. W. Forland,
Sgt K. White,
F/Sgt J. B. Bell.
Probable cause:
Radio problems and lack of power on the starboard inner engine.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Ingendorf: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Ingendorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1841LT on an operation to Aachen. Approaching Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ingendorf. The pilot was killed and seven other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Frederick Arthur Schaw, pilot,
F/Sgt G. McGowan,
Sgt T. Metcalfe,
Sgt R. Levante,
F/O G. R. Harsh,
Sgt P. T. Regester,
Sgt D. K. Meagher,
Sgt L. H. Cailes.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7746
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Stockel
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
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 1833LT on an operation to Aachen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Stockel, in the east suburb of Brussels. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O R. E. Williams, pilot,
Sgt J. N. Bourne,
Sgt J. Thorpe,
F/O L. F. McRae,
Sgt F. R. Scott,
Sgt R. Morgan,
Sgt Thomas Eric O'Connell.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7858
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Baltic 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 1757LT on an operation to Flensburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Baltic sea off the German coast. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt D. S. Benner, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Mathews,
Sgt D. H. Tarver,
Sgt S. G. E. Dunn,
Sgt R. J. Peters,
Sgt T. H. Parker,
Sgt G. H. Sadler.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1066
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 1759LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Percy Charles Cato, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Sydney James, flight engineer,
Sgt George Andrew McIntyre, observer,
Sgt Frank Tooth, observer,
Sgt Frederick James Robinson, wireless operator,
F/O Aubrey Lawrence MacGillivray, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Milbank, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Flensburg: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0405 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT517
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
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 0015LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the Flensburg railway station. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Leo George Mee, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Jack Wood, pilot,
Sgt John Charles Coulthard, flight engineer,
Sgt William Johnstone, observer,
F/Sgt William Harry Davidson, wireless operator,
Sgt John Thompson Spirit, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Frederick Aleck Youmans, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0401 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1055
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 0016LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Flensborg Fjord. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Charles Edgar Bassom, pilot,
Sgt John Bennett, flight engineer,
Sgt Sydney Cooper, navigator,
Sgt Robert John Gould, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Douglas Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Graham Sherrard-Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Stainton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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