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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT568
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Rossum
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2334LT on June 12 on an operation to Bochum. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Rossum. Six crew members were killed while the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Arthur Chambers, pilot,
F/O Ellis Ronald Midgley, copilot, †
Sgt Samuel Wood, flight engineer, †
F/O Arthur Trott, navigator, †
Sgt Arthur William Stevens, wireless operator, †
Sgt Melvin Lawrence Hutchins, air gunner, †
Sgt Arnold Roberts, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Sint-Maartensdijk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0124 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR788
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Sint-Maartensdijk
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 Snaith at 2351LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Eastern Scheldt, south of Sint-Maartensdijk. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James John Anderson, pilot,
Sgt George Luff, flight engineer,
Sgt Anthony Ribour Helliwell, navigator,
Sgt Albert Edwin Brodie, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Glassman, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick John Biddle, air gunner,
Sgt George Edward Evans, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Düsseldorf

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR852
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2311LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. The exact circumstances of the crash remains unclear. It is believed the bomber was shot down by the German Flak and subsequently crashed while approaching the target area but the location of the mishap is unconfirmed. All eight crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt K. J. S. Harvey, pilot,
Sgt George Leslie Dunn,
Sgt George Arthur Galliers,
Sgt Herbert Lawrence Levere,
Sgt Ronald Linnitt,
Sgt Keith MacEachern,
F/O David Stephen Percy Roberts,
Sgt Robert Wilfred Featherstone, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Sheringham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT742
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Sheringham
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2325LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Homebound, it was hit by anti-aircraft fire from a British convoy in the North Sea and ditched about 16 km northeast of Sheringham. A crew was killed, one was injured and five others were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. H. Collins, pilot,
Sgt E. Toole,
Sgt D. L. Green,
Sgt H. H. Parker,
Sgt Philip George Spreckly, wireless operator, †
Sgt B. S. Uppington,
F/Sgt K. R. Brook, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by a British convoy.

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

Date & Time: May 28, 1943 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Recklinghausen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2314LT on May 27 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Recklinghausen. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Francis John Prothero, pilot,
Sgt Andrew Aitken, flight engineer, †
F/O Alexander Bell Pate Wilson, navigator, †
Sgt John Henry Mastin, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Douglas John Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Frederick Turner, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ernest James Cotton, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Otterlo

Date & Time: May 28, 1943 at 0047 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Otterlo
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
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 2308LT on May 27 on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed south of Otterlo. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Alan Henry Beeston, pilot,
Sgt Ernest David Matthews, flight engineer,
F/O Ronald Walker, navigator,
F/Sgt Harold West, bomb aimer,
Sgt Hector Felix Court, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred George East, air gunner,
Sgt Edmond Henry Perlman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR747
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Finningley AFB (Doncaster)
South 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 0001LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. On return to base, it overshot the runway and crash landed at 0435LT az Highfield Farm near Doncaster. All crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Cribb, pilot,
Sgt D. White,
F/O W. J. Nicholson,
Sgt G. Lloyd,
Sgt D. Daniels,
Sgt P. E. Gosling,
Sgt M. L. Hutchings, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 25, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR853
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Malden
Gelderland
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 Snaith at 2353LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Malden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Price Davies, pilot,
Sgt William John Chambers, flight engineer,
Sgt Christopher Arthur Richardson, navigator,
F/Sgt James Cumming MacPhedran, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley Busby, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Brown, air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Cephas Worden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0358 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB792
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Woolfox Lodge AFB
Rutland
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 Snaith at 2302LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following night, the hydraulic system failed, forcing the crew to divert to RAF Woolfox Lodge where the airplane crashed upon landing at 0358LT and was damaged beyond repair. All eight crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O A. D. Andrew, pilot,
Sgt C. A. Chambers,
Sgt R. E. Lewis,
P/O W. Auld,
Sgt T. Kidger,
Sgt J. C. McMillan,
Sgt E. Bentley,
Sgt A. M. Davidson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Failure of the hydraulic system in flight.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0224 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR836
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Oegstgeest
South 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 Snaith at 2359LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oegstgeest, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Edward Rigby, pilot,
Sgt Alastair Milner Hood Black, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Henry Graham Freeman, navigator,
F/O Thomas Herbert Green, bomb aimer,
Sgt Aubrey Edgar Perrin Rochester, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry John Gibbs, air gunner,
F/Sgt Merton Earl Zapfe, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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