Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Den Helder: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0359 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Den Helder
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 Waddington at 2138LT on May 13 on an operation to Plzeň. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km west of Den Helder. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Douglas Rail, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Theodore Cuthbert Bromwich, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Kenneth Underwood, navigator,
Sgt Wilfred Charles Digby, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Cecil Boardman, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Samuel Augustus Walker, air gunner,
Sgt George Batty, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Hörstel: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 2354 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Hörstel
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2140LT on an operation to Plzeň. Just before midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hörstel, 31 km west of Osnabrück. Six crew members were killed while the pilot survived and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Guy McDougall Olding, pilot,
Sgt Paul Stephens, flight engineer, †
Sgt Eric Leslie Orchard, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Dewey, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Norman Edwin Gei Taylor, wireless operator, †
Sgt Duncan Cram, air gunner, †
F/Sgt William Edward O'Halloran, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Hessum: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1943 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED783
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Hessum
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 Waddington at 0025LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hessum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leslie James Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Rex Lake Le Page, flight engineer,
F/O William Arnold Rollings, navigator,
Sgt John Bonser Browne, bomb aimer,
Sgt Herbert Charles Ellis, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Williams, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Stuart McClellan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the Bay of Biscay: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED799
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Bay of Biscay
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to lay mines in the Furze area, Bay of Biscay. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Brown, pilot,
Sgt Robert Albert Storey, flight engineer,
F/O Basil Carey,
Sgt Ralph James Mitchell Cox,
F/Lt Ronald Yarwood Higginson,
Sgt Harold Jenkins,
W/O Joseph Frederick Nutt, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Bland, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Mainz: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1943 at 0307 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED501
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Mainz
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Mainz, west of Frankfurt. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Kenneth Brooke Farley Smith, pilot,
Sgt Allan Gaskell Stone, pilot,
Sgt William Thomson, flight engineer,
F/O Arnold James Turner, navigator,
Sgt Gordon Arthur Taylor, wireless operator,
Sgt Louis Stanley Fiddes, air gunner,
P/O Roy Victor Charles Pleasance, air gunner,
F/O Bernard James Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 0014 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED566
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Waddington at 2046LT on April 9 on an operation to Duisburg. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km west of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Roy Hobbs, pilot,
Sgt Richard Henry Thomas, flight engineer,
Sgt Sidney John Argent, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Robert Hollinshead Thompson, bomb aimer,
W/O William John Reid, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Norman Bysouth, air gunner,
W/O Harold Logan Huether, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Snelrewaard: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2346 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Snelrewaard
Utrecht
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 Waddington at 2048LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Snelrewaard. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Arthur Miles White, pilot,
Sgt Norman Percy Tutt, flight engineer,
F/O Hector Robertson, navigator,
F/O Graham John Gibbings, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Arthur Barker, wireless operator,
Sgt William Roy Jakeway, air gunner,
F/O Newton Bird, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Kleinwijk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED806
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Kleinwijk
North Brabant
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 Waddington at 2045LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kleinwijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Frederick Paramore, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Hughes, flight engineer,
F/O Eric Hesketh, navigator,
Sgt Alan Maxwell Coulthard, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Henry Mactier, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Benning, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Wood, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2323 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5898
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Oss
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2034LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oss. Four crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Smith, pilot, †
Sgt Archibald McNaughton Cowe, flight engineer,
F/O John Hamilton Salt, navigator, †
Sgt John Thomas Broughton, navigator,
Sgt Leslie John Nash, bomb aimer, †
Sgt James Walter Wardlaw, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Dixon, air gunner, †
Sgt Harry Waite, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED351
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Geldern
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 Waddington at 2050LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the hamlet of Baersdonk located south of Geldern, 32 km west northwest of Duisburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ivan Charles Haines, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Richardson, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Asbury, navigator,
Sgt Ralph Gregory Prince, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Glenister Ward, wireless operator,
W/O Edwin Strandberg, air gunner,
Sgt Louis John Yeo, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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