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Europe

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Zevendonk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0334 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE244
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Zevendonk
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton 2339LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zevendonk, south of Turnhout. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Orval Milford Nelson, pilot,
Fl/Sgt Clarence Franklin Lloyd, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harold Price, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Cheval Archer Warr. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Huldenberg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV552
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lichfield - Lichfield
Location:
Huldenberg
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 2341LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Huldenberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Mervyn George McNeil, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Douglas Luedeke,
Sgt Owen Morgan,
Sgt Charles Henry Robert McKee,
F/O Arthur Frederick Richard Nash,
Sgt John Daniel O'Halloran.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Neeroeteren: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0303 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ876
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Neeroeteren
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0116LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Neeroeteren. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW:
Crew:
P/O Wilfred Victor Clarke, observer, †
Sgt William Thomas George Hall, pilot, †
F/Sgt Alistair Bruce Martin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert George Miller, air gunner, †
Sgt Harry Levy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Heppeneert: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7718
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Heppeneert
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0034LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heppeneert. The crew bailed out but one was killed after his parachute failed to open. A second was seriously injured and died two days later. Four crew members became PoW and another evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Edward West, pilot,
P/O William Robb Bandeen, observer,
P/O Laurent Joseph Onesime Nadeau, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ivor Watters, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph Hilliard Gregg Howard, air gunner,
Sgt W. D. Gibbon,
Sgt R. E. Pearce.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Dilsen-Stokkem: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
DV736
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford
Location:
Dilsen-Stokkem
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford at 2339LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dilsen-Stokkem, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rodney David Gibson, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas James Armstrong, observer,
Sgt Norman Alfred Long, observer,
Sgt Francis Perrie George Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt George Redhead, air gunner,
F/Sgt Edgar Henry Vickers.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Leffinge: 3killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1185
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cottesmore - Cottesmore
Location:
Leffinge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore at 0003LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was probably shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Leffinge, south of Ostend Airport. Three crew members were killed and the observer became PoW.
Crew:
P/O David Gerald McLean, pilot, †
F/Sgt Norman Edgar McGowan, observer,
F/Sgt George Taylor Bloomer, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney Alan Shailer, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Heivoort: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Heivoort
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2352LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heivoort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Camps Hooper, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth McLennan, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Ernest Edward Bedford, observer,
Sgt Richard Henry Foster, observer,
Sgt Richard Frances Stainforth, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Alfred Oates, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Braine-le-Comte: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0306 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Braine-le-Comte
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 0001LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. It was shot down by a German fighter and exploded over Braine-le-Comte. One of the four engines crashed on a school that served as shelter for German troops. Six soldiers of the 23 Infantry Division were killed and two others were injured, one seriously. Three houses were destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Foster, pilot,
Sgt Douglas John Ware, flight engineer,
P/O Robert Hugh Curran, observer,
Sgt Allan Wyles, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Cameron Duff Kennedy, air gunner,
Sgt Cyril John Stallard, air gunner,
Sgt Cyril Alfred Bowes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Corbais: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0251 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9442
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Corbais
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2306LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Corbais, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Francis Stone, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Alfred Barrett, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Kirkwood, observer,
Sgt Eric Humphrey Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Henry Twining, air gunner,
F/Sgt Bernard Carroll, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Porcheresse: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3712
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Porcheresse
Luxembourg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Porcheresse. Four crew members were killed and a fifth evaded.
Crew:
W/O Noel Mchenry Moore, pilot, †
Sgt Brian Edward Coffey, observer, †
F/Sgt Kenneth Johannes Aronson, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Donald Archie Macaulay, wireless operator, †
Sgt W. R. Oorndorff, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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