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.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Jever: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED492
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Jever
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Jever. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ernest John Davis, pilot, †
Sgt H. W. Fullard,
Sgt James Storey Aird, †
Sgt J. Vaughan,
Sgt J. A. Jones-Ford,
Sgt Ralph William Darlington, †
Sgt Thomas Alfred Berwick, air gunner. †

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7286
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
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 Swinderby at 0916LT on a navigation training sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the right engine caught fire. The captain decided to divert to RAF Waddington to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest. All seven crew members (1660 OCU) escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
The flame traps burned in flight, causing the right engine to catch fire.

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

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1943 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4832
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Lorient
Morbihan
Country:
France
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 1802LT on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Lorient. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Desmond Skinner, pilot,
Sgt John Hunter, mechanic,
Sgt Harold Theodore Waddell, navigator,
Sgt Alan Knight, radio operator,
Sgt George Taylor Vincent, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Howells, air gunner,
F/Sgt Raymond Walton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED309
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 in the evening on an operation to Lorient. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the Bay of Biscay or maybe The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O John Whitla Millar, pilot,
W/O Harry Gordon Black,
W/O Kenneth Mitchell Perkins,
Sgt Leslie Harold Curtis,
Sgt Robert William Drury,
F/Sgt William Wilson Scrimgeour,
Sgt Alfred Leslie Bond, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1943 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4819
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Luyksgestel
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 1818LT on an operation to Cologne. In unknown circumstances, it collided with a RAF Halifax registered W7882 also on an operation to Cologne with a crew of seven on board. Both airplanes crashed in Luyksgestel and were destroyed. All 14 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Hordon, pilot,
W/O Edward Charles Lawrence,
Sgt Frank Reginald Checketts,
Sgt Ian Craig Traill,
Sgt Lisle Cox,
Sgt Phillip Bernard Copp,
Sgt Edward George Harrold, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Vechta: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943 at 0324 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED477
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Vechta
Lower Saxony
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 2349LT on January 30 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing south of Bremen, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the vicinity of Vechta. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Findlay Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Bryan Milton Swallow, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Frederick McLean, flight engineer,
Sgt John Murtagh, navigator,
Sgt William John Veysey, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Walter Hover, air gunner,
F/Sgt Laurence Alfred Morgan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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