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

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4817
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Viersen
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 Breighton at 1714LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it crashed for unknown reasons in Viersen and was destroyed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Raymond Arthur Brittingham, pilot,
F/Sgt Ian George Brodie,
F/Sgt Norman Henry Simpson,
F/Sgt Robert James Rogers,
Sgt Thomas Henry Williams,
P/O William Mervyn Matchett,
F/Sgt John Kenneth Swain, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Viersen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9226
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2331
YOM:
1941
Location:
Viersen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1652LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Viersen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Norman Chisholm, pilot,
P/O Anthony David Scott-Martin, pilot,
Sgt Philip George Clark, observer,
W/O William Jowett, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel George Thompson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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