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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4839
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Grossbeeren
Brandenburg
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 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Grossbeeren, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Albert Joseph Horwood, pilot,
Sgt Louis William John Schultz, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Longster Cole, navigator,
W/O Fred Winslow Guild, wireless operator,
W/O Jack McArthur Newton, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Horace Herbert Clements, air gunner,
Sgt George McCurrach Sheridan, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4106
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Waddington when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All five crew members were unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt D. Sharpe, pilot,
Sgt T. Johnstone,
Sgt R. Dash,
Sgt N. Morris,
Sgt E. Griffiths.

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

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1943 at 0010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED494
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Rønne (Bornholm Island)
Hovedstaden
Country:
Denmark
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 2008LT on March 13 to lay mines in the Spinach area off Gdynia. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Baltic Sea west of Rønne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Howard Clark Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Cowie, flight engineer,
Sgt Raymond Leon Laycock, navigator,
Sgt John Ian Mitchell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Reginald Charles Hitchcock, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Frederick Cunningham, air gunner,
Sgt John Hitchin Howorth, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Strib: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943 at 2212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Strib
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
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 to lay mines in the Willows area. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Strib. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Thomas Campbell Smith, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Ronald Black, flight engineer,
F/O Robert Henry Carr, navigator,
Sgt Charles Henry David Cook, bomb aimer,
Sgt Geoffrey Spencer Love, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles Victor Brown, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Healey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4841
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Sassnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 to lay mines in the Geraniums area. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sassnitz, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Donald Gayton, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Donkin Kirkup, flight engineer,
Sgt William Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Quick, bomb aimer,
W/O David Henry Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt George Allen, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur John Taylor, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Heighington: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED490
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Heighington
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1901LT on March 1st on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Heighington. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt J. V. Verran, pilot,
Sgt E. S. Smithson, †
P/O F. T. Johnson,
P/O L. H. Geach, †
P/O J. H. Moutray,
Sgt K. W. Chalk,
Sgt K. E. W. Matthews, air gunner. †

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Berlin-Köpenick: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1943 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4829
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Berlin-Köpenick
Berlin
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 1846LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Köpenick, east suburb of Berlin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Frank Forman, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Farmer, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald George John Coombes, navigator,
Sgt Laurence John Holleron, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Eric Toft, wireless operator,
Sgt John Little, air gunner,
F/Sgt Benjamin Francis Brown, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1943 at 0025 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4137
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1844LT on February 28 on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Shortly after midnight, it crash landed on return to base, during which the undercarriage gave way and damaged the bomber beyond repair. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt K. J. Johnson, pilot,
Sgt J. Gray,
Sgt I. F. Leng,
Sgt R. A. Edmonds,
Sgt J. R. Tarrant,
Sgt R. J. Steed,
Sgt G. W. Bowman, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
North Sea
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 on an operation to Nuremberg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Campbell Hunter, pilot,
Sgt R. A. Matthews,
Sgt S. F. Essen,
Sgt Donald Castairs McIntyre,
Sgt Lloyd Adolf Bernick,
Sgt E. Wilkins,
Sgt A. C. Blaber, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Traunfeld: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED495
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Traunfeld
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Nuremberg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 1 km northeast of Traunfeld. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O J. A. Mitchell, pilot, †
Sgt E. S. K. Dobson,
Sgt G. H. Quiney,
P/O E. W. Sanger,
Sgt J. F. Cutler,
Sgt W. K. Lawson,
P/O Victor Charles Sherring, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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