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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1825LT on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Helchteren. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Owen Cecil Chave, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Arthur Self,
Sgt James Falshaw Cook,
F/O John Neville Muir,
F/Sgt Lewis Lee Gladwin,
Sgt Thomas Frederick Stocks,
F/O William Alexander Archibald,
Sgt James Ernest Nicholls, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Hamont-Achel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1943 at 2115 LT

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North American B-25 Mitchell

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ED488

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Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe

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The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe at 1826LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the evening, while overflying Belgium, it was attacked by a German fighter. The crew decided to abandon the airplane and bailed out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a farm. Four crew members were rescued and became PoW while three others were killed. According to the RAF, two of them were killed during the attack while the third was killed as his parachute failed to open properly.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/O David Allan Power, pilot, †
Sgt David Norman Clark, flight engineer,
F/O Thomas Henry Louis Church, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Holland, bomb aimer,
Sgt Victor John Mitchell, wireless operator,
F/Lt Jack Matthew Bousfield, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley David Beadon, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell in Bassevelde: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1943 at 1500 LT

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FL693

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Foulsham - Foulsham

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82-5405

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Foulsham at 1351LT to attack the Purfina and Sinclair oil facilities alongside the Gent-Terneuzen canal. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bassevelde, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
F/O Roy Desmond Woods, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Francis Barber,
F/O Lawrence Vernon Carrington,
F/O Paul Gerard Solon, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Schaapbalie: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2353 LT

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R5914

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1710LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Schaapbalie. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Derrick Brinkhurst, pilot, †
Sgt Harry John Elsom, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Alexander Shepherd, navigator,
F/Sgt Stanley Percival Leedham, bomb aimer,
Sgt Trevor Mellors, wireless operator, †
Sgt Cecil Ward, air gunner,
F/Sgt Victor Greenwood, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2330 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W4234

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1737LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kakebeke. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Alfred Bowles, pilot, †
Sgt Cecil Raymond Stubbs, flight engineer, †
F/O Alexander Eric Mulholland, navigator, †
Sgt Maurice Charles Pearman, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Arthur Leslie Abraham, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Arthur Drain, air gunner, †
Sgt P. B. Pickford, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Sauvenière: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 2143 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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R9259

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1741LT on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sauvenière. Six crew members were killed and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Hugh Arnott, pilot, †
P/O Roland Leslie Boyes, navigator, †
Sgt Ernest Albert Brookes, †
F/O Herbert Frederick Perrot, observer, †
F/Sgt Alan John Wilson, wireless operator, †
Sgt John William Simmons, air gunner, †
Sgt W. McLean.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Tellin: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1942 at 0355 LT

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W7913

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0145LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Tellin, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harry Morrissey, pilot,
Sgt Robert Francis Hughes Kenyon, pilot,
Sgt John Martin Beart Albrecht, flight engineer,
F/O Donald Edward Pike, bomb aimer,
Sgt Erlin Leslie Ross Brown, observer,
Sgt George Allen Robson, wireless operator,
Sgt John William Taylor, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas McCallum, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2348 LT

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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Scampton – Scampton

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Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert

Walloon Brabant

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1839LT on an operation to Stuttgart. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Jack G. Ashton, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Stansfield, flight engineer,
Sgt Allan McKinlay, navigator,
Sgt Leonard E. Webber, observer,
Sgt Frederick A. Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Clyde Neilson, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon T. Chisholm, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Courtrai: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942 at 1500 LT

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