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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
HK683
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Witchford - Witchford
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Edward David Levens,
F/O Peter Frank McDonald,
P/O Richard Hartlebury Morris,
F/Sgt Sym Darroch,
F/Sgt Joseph Arthur Etheridge,
Sgt Edward Thomas Joseph Keay,
Sgt Thomas Malcolm Ward.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
PB176
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to RAF Binbrook following a bombing mission. While cruising over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea few km off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (460th Squadron):
F/Sgt John Parr Ion,
Sgt Ronald Tomkinson,
F/Sgt Ronald Robert Curphey Morris,
P/O Linley Joseph Grey,
W/O Robert Le Gay Brereton,
F/Sgt Rex Coates,
F/Sgt William Edward Hathaway.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-VE Flying Fortress near Vlissingen: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5807
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Polebrook - Polebrook
MSN:
17-6103
YOM:
1943
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The four-engine aircraft left RAF Polebrook on a bombing mission to Frankfurt. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located 3 km southeast of Vlissingen. All ten crew members were killed.
Crew (351st BG):
1st Lt Daniel D. Nauman, pilot,
2st Lt William R. Keister, copilot,
1st Lt Walter A. Blair, navigator,
S/Sgt Mario Suozzo, bombardier,
T/Sgt Foy A. Rush, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Robert F. Martin, radio operator,
S/Sgt William R. Towsley, air gunner,
S/Sgt Lewis W. Burgess Jr., air gunner,
S/Sgt Ralph G. Robeson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Willard O. Hunter, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD250
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 2313LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Outbound, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 20 km west of Vlissingen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O James Noble Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt William Blackie, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur James Fitchett, navigator,
F/O Charles Alfred Johnson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Richard William Stevenson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Wilfred Andrews, air gunner,
F/Sgt Reginald English Murdoch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0146 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED785
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Fiskerton - Fiskerton
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 2211LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the mouth of the Schelde off Vlissingen. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
S/L George Gerard Storey, pilot, †
Sgt John Burnside, pilot, †
Sgt George Samuel Underlin, flight engineer, †
F/O Ronald Charles Blythe, navigator, †
Sgt William Henry Waring, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Maurice Gordon Webb, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Myrl Ellwood Bunn, air gunner, †
Sgt Harold Buttrey, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell off Vlissingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 0916 LT
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FL677
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Foulsham - Foulsham
MSN:
82-5401
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 Foulsham on an operation to Vlissingen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Donald Gordon Ogilvie, pilot,
F/O Philip Corfield Jackson, navigator,
Sgt David John Frank Jenkins, wireless operator,
Sgt Vincent John Browne, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Vlissingen: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ471
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 2236LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Bruce Andrew Richmond, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Gordon Bailey,
Sgt Edward George Collman,
F/Sgt Isadore Samuel Levitt,
W/O William Sherron Anglin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Vlissingen: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE319
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 Dalton at 2232LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Frank Lee Shelnutt, pilot,
Sgt John Frederick Langley,
F/Sgt John Glenford Alexander Marshall,
Sgt David Crawford Smith,
F/Sgt Harry MacMillan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III of Vlissingen: 7

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED834
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 Bardney at 2319LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Schelde River off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harold Walter Woodhouse, pilot,
Sgt Leslie John Daker, flight engineer,
Sgt James Brownlie Corbett, navigator,
Sgt Harold John Warren, navigator,
Sgt William Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Glyn Coffin, air gunner,
Sgt Edgar Leslie Matthews, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+BH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
4241
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea, some 20 km off Vlissingen. Three crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz M. Hornung, pilot,
Ogefr K. Schick, observer, †
Uffz E. Pape, radio operator, †
Ogefr W. Runde, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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