Snaith AFB

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HR842

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Dingden

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2301LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dingden, 7 km south of Bocholt. The pilot was killed and six other crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James William George Parker, pilot, †
Sgt Oliver Arnold Kirk, flight engineer,
Sgt Michael John Joseph Maher, navigator,
Sgt William John Osborn, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Horace Burnett, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Simpson, air gunner,
Sgt Laurence Willoughby, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1943

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HR844

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Dortmund

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2309LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Richardson Mascall, pilot,
Sgt Charles Rands, flight engineer,
Sgt Dennis Shepherd, navigator,
Sgt Frederick John Clancy, bomb aimer,
Sgt Claude D. Willcox-Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt William Fry, air gunner,
Sgt Gerald Francis Donald Neumann, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Wierden: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0253 LT

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HR790

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2354LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Outbound at an altitude of 16,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed southwest of Wierden. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George William Hope Byres, pilot,
Sgt George Steer, flight engineer, †
F/O Robert Henry Stark, navigator,
Sgt Dennis John Emes, bomb aimer,
Sgt Richard Thomas Howell, wireless operator,
Sgt Clement Stringer, air gunner, †
F/Sgt John Arthur Charles Jacobs, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Grevel: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943

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DT526

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Grevel

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2341LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Cruising at an altitude of 14,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grevel, 9 km northeast of Dortmund. Both air gunners were killed while five other crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Dickson Johnstone, pilot,
F/Lt George Ivor Donkersley,
F/Lt Matthew Gibb,
Sgt F. Tipton,
F/Lt Arthur George Wingrave,
Sgt Basil Raymond Fyfield, air gunner, †
F/Lt Percy Parnham, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0651 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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DT637

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Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2309LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. The following morning, after the port inner engine failed, the pilot diverted to RAF Riccall where the airplane crashed on approach. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt D. W. Thompson, pilot,
Sgt J. C. Harris-Ward,
Sgt A. S. Russell,
Sgt G. Sharpe,
Sgt F. S. Godden,
Sgt K. D. Murray,
Sgt G. Jones, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Failure of the port inner engine in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Weelde: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0218 LT

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JB806

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2357LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. The following night, while passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and was abandoned by the crew. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed on a bakery located in the center of the village of Weelde, killing the owner's wife and daughter. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Beverley Brown, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Lloyd George Knight, flight engineer,
Sgt William Bruce Henderson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Duncan Rae, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Albert Goodchild, wireless operator,
Sgt William Esmond North-Lewis, air gunner,
Sgt Philippe Louis Marie Charles De Bourbon, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0202 LT

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DT645

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2322LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Harlingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt David Crofton Smith, pilot,
Sgt Edward Frederick Kinerman, flight engineer,
Sgt Eric Wilson Thomson, navigator,
Sgt Barnard Angus Bunting, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Lionel King, wireless operator,
Sgt Murray Hudley Nesbitt, air gunner,
Sgt William John Merrigan, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0123 LT

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HR786

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2249LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Jisp. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George William Locksmith, pilot,
P/O John Isaac Noble, flight engineer,
P/O Reginald Tunstall, navigator,
P/O Alfred Jones Hendry, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Hugh Alan Roberts, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Norman Victor Cogdell, air gunner,
F/O Gerald Olivier Marcel Massip-De-Turville, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Duisburg: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943

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DT685

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Duisburg

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