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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Urk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ756
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 East Wretham at 2007LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 20 km southwest of Urk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leo Patrick Fallon, pilot,
Sgt William Eric Akrill, navigator,
Sgt Leonard George Collings, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles James Joseph Whitton Lamb, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Curtis MacKinnon Moffatt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2038 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED333
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 Woodhall Spa at 1722LT on an operation to Neustadt. In the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 4 km east of Urk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Samuel Lorne McBurney, pilot,
Sgt James Izatt, flight engineer,
W/O Leonard Everett Thorneycroft, observer,
Sgt William Henry Paul Kelleher, wireless operator,
Sgt Glyn Bull, air gunner,
F/Sgt Stanley Finice Mattoon, air gunner,
W/O Charles Chester Trudell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Urk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1942 at 1802 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1663
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 Mildenhall at 1336LT to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Lingen. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Robert James Sealer Parsons, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Leonard Clough, observer, †
F/Sgt John Austin Parker, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Mitchell Gilmour, air gunner,
Sgt John James Stansell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Urk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0109 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1470
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2331LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Urk. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Frederick Whittick, pilot, †
P/O Albert Ernest William Webb, observer, †
Sgt Jack Douglas Hancocks, bomb aimer, †
P/O Charles Rowland Lark, wireless operator,
Sgt Allan Edwin McCrae, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Urk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1204
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 Hemswell at 2325LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Teofil Jerzy Kubiak, pilot,
Sgt Zdzisław Czapski, pilot,
F/O Henryk Krasnodebski, navigator,
Sgt Longin Pokra, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanisław Lugowski, air gunner,
Sgt Marian Józef Lozinski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1942 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 Marham at 2257LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. Passing over the IJsselmeer, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3,5 km off Urk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Ernest Holder, pilot,
Sgt Noel Hensley Blair, pilot,
P/O Ronald William Barlow, observer,
Sgt Kenneth John Raiswell, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas James Phillips, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ryan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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