Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Zevenbergschen Hoek: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2346 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3552
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Zevenbergschen Hoek
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1850LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zevenbergschen Hoek. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Norman Smith, pilot,
Sgt Philip Charles Harrison, observer,
P/O Douglas Leonard Hemming,
P/O Frederick Maxfield, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Lloyd Morrow,
F/Sgt Peter Worthington Samuel Varley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Zevenbergschen Hoek: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+DN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
Location:
Zevenbergschen Hoek
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Fassberg on a bombing mission over the Netherlands, taking part to the German invasion. In the early morning, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Dutch fighter and crash landed in a field located in Zevenbergschen Hoek. A crew member was killed and three others were uninjured and became PoW.
Crew:
Oberfw H. Ganss, †
Oberlt R. Ganzert,
Oberfw E. Tischer,
Gefr H. Dertinger.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Dutch fighter.
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