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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Terschelling: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Marham at 2343LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km north of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Cowen,
Sgt John Thomson Davidson,
Sgt Kenneth Haworth,
Sgt Douglas Bernard Henshaw,
P/O Frederick Charles Holloway,
Sgt John Lawton Johnson,
Sgt Dennis Edward Grahame Merritt.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Terschelling: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0127 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6102
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2307LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km north of Terschelling. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Coy,
Sgt Ronald Frank Gordon Grant,
P/O Leslie Pierson Hancock,
Sgt Patrick Francis O'Shea,
F/Lt Dennis Arthur Parkins,
Sgt Peter Carlyle Robson,
Sgt Arthur George Silvester,
P/O Leonard Barclay Thomas.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Terschelling: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6069
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2325LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km north of Terschelling, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur William Cushway,
Sgt Eric Moir Innes,
F/Sgt Horace Russell Kedwell,
P/O George Francis Love,
Sgt Charles William Miles,
P/O John Dunlop McGregor,
F/O Carson Stewart Ratcliffe,
Sgt Albert Rooney.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea west of Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Fulton,
F/Sgt Edward Francis Monroe, pilot,
P/O Neil Greig Arthur, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Herbert Bryden,
P/O William Gordon Campbell, wireless operator,
P/O Harley James Dell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1162
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 East Moor at 2356LT on July 19 on an operation to Vegesack. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km north of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Patrick Joseph Dillon, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Rogers, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Ernest Watkins, observer,
Sgt Douglas Arthur Redler,
Sgt Richard Henry Creed Seymour,
Sgt Herbert Edward Godfrey, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Forgie.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1179
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 East Moor at 2343LT on July 19 on an operation to Vegesack. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea south of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Horace James Skelly, pilot,
Sgt Douglas George Jillings, flight engineer,
Sgt Roland Jack Smith, observer,
Sgt Frederick Henry George Simkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Keith Paton, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William McIntyre McLachlin, air gunner,
Sgt John Robinson Rennie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1942 at 0112 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1324
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2337LT on July 9 to lay mines in the Heligoland area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea northeast of Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Bryan Critchison, pilot,
P/O Joseph Edward Hector Emond, observer,
Sgt William Ernest Hudson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Herbert Sidney Stock, wireless operator,
Sgt John Charles Skelton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0418 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2723
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Norman William Levasseur, pilot,
Sgt Robert George Ashley Brathwaite, observer, †
Sgt William Alan Carruthers, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Robert Cresswell Marchant, air gunner, †
Sgt George Cox Thomson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1410
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chipping Warden on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and also a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Tudor Shapcott, pilot,
P/O Philip Morris, observer,
Sgt Frederick Robert West, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Hayward Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Roy Elvin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak and a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
BD379
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honeybourne - Honeybourne
MSN:
2637
YOM:
1942
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honeybourne at 2220LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O James Brian Monro, pilot,
F/O Gordon Richard Lind, observer,
F/Sgt John Storey, wireless operator,
P/O Ian Patterson Clark, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Hermon Hudson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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