Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4129
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2107LT on August 27 on an operation to Kassel. It was probably shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Deathers Brown, pilot, †
Sgt Eric William John Chaldecott, †
F/Sgt Roger Albert Clement, †
Sgt Hugh Cowan Taylor, †
Sgt John Boon,
F/Sgt Douglas Hugh Boswell,
P/O George Douglas Hughes.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Efferen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5662
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Efferen
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 Syerston at 2120LT on August 20 on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching Cologne, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Efferen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr George Harcus Sheehan, pilot,
F/Sgt Noel Roy Meyer, pilot,
F/Sgt Benjamin John Davis, observer,
F/Sgt Joseph Mckay Atkinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Frederick Phillip Cursett-Sutherland, wireless operator,
Sgt John McCleary, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Ekin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Vrizy: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0149 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5737
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syers
Location:
Vrizy
Ardennes
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2359LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vrizy. Six crew members were killed and a seventh occupant became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Graham Stewart, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Albert Parsons, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Elphege Sullivan, observer, †
F/Sgt William Vincent McQuaid, wireless operator, †
Sgt Joseph Albert Rice, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leonard George Millar, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Lionel Beard.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Esbjerg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 0246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Esbjerg
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2225LT on a mine laying operation in the Danish Sound off Verbena. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Esbjerg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Peter Wynn Mason West, pilot,
P/O Robert Lorne Storey, observer,
Sgt Eric Knight,
F/O Robert Wallace Komiski,
Sgt Edward Colin Marshall, wireless operator,
Sgt John Walter Morton, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Lerberget: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 0137 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5663
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Lerberget
Skåne
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2235LT on July 3 on a mine laying operation in the Nasturtium area. Approaching the Swedish coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Lerberget. Six crew members were killed while the pilot was wounded and rescued by a local vessel.
Crew:
F/Sgt G. S. Williams, pilot,
Sgt Jack Pritchard, , flight engineer, †
Sgt Mervyn Caddy, observer, †
Sgt Bruce Morgan, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harry Victor Turton, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Raine, air gunner, †
Sgt John Samson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Delmenhorst: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942 at 0136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Delmenhorst
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 Syerston at 2330LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Delmenhorst, some 12 km southwest of Bremen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Paul Walter Gregory, pilot,
Sgt James Henry Kinch, pilot,
P/O William James Ruddy, observer,
F/Sgt Frank Roe, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Dauncey, wireless operator,
Sgt John Grocock, air gunner,
Sgt Edmund Robert John Burrell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Freepsum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1942 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5517
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Freepsum
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 Syerston at 2340LT on June 22 on an operation to Emden. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed near Freepsum. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Ivor George Armour McNaughton, pilot,
Sgt John Robert Dryden, flight engineer,
F/O William Donald McCulloch, observer,
Sgt Colin Mellor Parker, wireless operator,
Sgt Sydney Edward Bradshaw, wireless operator,
P/O James Day McKeown, air gunner,
Sgt James Traynor Fallon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Bad Zwischenahn: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1942 at 0140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5627
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Bad Zwischenahn
Lower Saxony
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 Syerston at 2315LT on June 3 on an operation to Bremen. Over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed nearby the Bad Zwischenahn Airfield. Six crew members were killed and a seventh occupant became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Robert Earle Archibald, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Holmes, flight engineer,
Sgt Ian Frank Pratt, navigator, †
F/Sgt David Lorimer, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Jack Lewis Wallis, wireless operator, †
F/Lt George Liddell Caruthers Beattie, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Maurice Hamilton Denison, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in La Hulpe: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5613
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
La Hulpe
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 0001LT on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in La Hulpe. Six crew members were killed and a seventh occupant evaded.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Edward Clark, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Holmes Lincoln, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Ernest Patchett, observer, †
F/Sgt Alistair MacNab McKelvie, wireless operator, †
Sgt Oliver Percy Beswick, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Norman Rhodes Hartley, air gunner, †
Sgt William Roch Griffiths, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rees: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5562
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Rees
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 Syerston at 0005LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Dsuiburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rees. Six crew members were killed and the seventh occupant became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Elwood Raymond Seibold, pilot, †
F/Sgt Albert Winston Armstrong, pilot, †
Sgt William Chesin Howell, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Lauson Tarran, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Simons, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gerald Glassbrook, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick John Lawrence Hanson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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