Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1943 at 1945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK435
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Topcliffe at 1742LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 55 km north of Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ivan Harry William Baulf, pilot,
Sgt Leslie John King,
F/O Walter Norman Pleasance,
Sgt Frederick John Skeeles,
Sgt Basil Talbot White,
F/Sgt Joseph Jean Charles Arpin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1943 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9276
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ridgewell - Ridgewell
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Ridgewell at 1750LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening, after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 km north of Texel Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Langley Knowles, pilot,
Sgt Alex Holt,
Sgt Arthur Moseley Limbrick,
Sgt Dennis Howitt Powell,
Sgt Martin Goldrick,
Sgt Robert Alexander Johnston,
Sgt Robert Cooper Frost,
Sgt Cyril George Parr, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE471
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Leconfield at 1114LT on an operation to Emden. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea, some 15 km west of Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Frederick Axby, pilot,
Sgt James Hay Armstrong Beath, observer,
F/Sgt Wilfred Jackson,
Sgt Donald Durham,
F/O Terrance George Watson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943 at 2024 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT483
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Texel Island
North 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 1634LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 10 km off Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. A. Banks-Martin, pilot,
Sgt J. E. L. Griffiths, flight engineer,
F/Sgt P. A. J. Rudkin, navigator,
F/Sgt E. W. D. Roberts, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert John Alexander Cowan, wireless operator,
Sgt C. J. Osborne, air gunner,
Sgt H. A. Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1942 at 2349 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1250
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Ingham at 1838LT on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 35 km northwest of Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jozef Wojcik, pilot,
Sgt Ryszard Brych, pilot,
P/O Stanisław Janas, navigator,
Sgt Zenon Wilczynski, wireless operator,
Sgt Jerzy Lagonski, air gunner,
Sgt Wojciech Peczkowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 2348 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8505
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Binbrook at 2003LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Herbert Howard Lloyd Pryce, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Thomas James Barnicott,
Sgt James Walter Gunning,
Sgt Clifford Owen Howard,
F/Sgt William Francis Keatley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC Off Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1942 at 0112 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2921
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Elsham Wolds at 2331LT on June 23 on a mine laying operation to the Nectarines area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas William Burnett Emmott, pilot,
P/O Fred Hall Wood, observer,
Sgt Albert Frank Bissell, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Jones, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Brian Scanlan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942 at 0216 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
R1725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Ingham 2317LT on June 8 on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Marian Stanisław Michalowski, pilot,
F/O Franciszek Tadeusz Malec, pilot,
F/O Aleksander Jan Paszkowski, navigator,
Sgt Julian Keryluk, wireless operator,
Sgt Edmund Polak, air gunner,
Sgt Leon Ignacy Zalewski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Texel Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1942 at 0426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
V8981
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2525
YOM:
1941
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on a maritime patrol flight. While cruising along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Texel Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt W. G. J. Jansen, pilot,
Sgt H. A. P. Vos, observer,
Lac B. Koehl, wireless operator,
Cpl K. van Klaveren, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3407
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Snaith at 2225LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. It is believed that it crashed off Texel Island and was lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Sample Bell, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Harry Heslop, pilot,
Sgt Erlyn Everard Kirby, navigator,
Sgt Robert Watson Stewart, bomb aimer,
Sgt Percy Walter Wrighting, wireless operator,
Sgt William Gordon Kennerley, air gunner.
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