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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Heusy: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT496
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Heusy
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1838LT on an operation to Aachen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Heusy, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Keith Arthur Peters, pilot,
Sgt James Francis Killilea, flight engineer,
F/O Bryan Glendenen Robinson, observer,
Sgt Alan Waring, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Idris Raglan Owen, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Joseph Coombs, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Edward Holding, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Rosmeer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2247 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1216
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Rosmeer
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1900LT on an operation to Aachen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rosmeer. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Fraser Edwards, pilot, †
Sgt M. A. Mead,
Sgt George Green, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Gordon H. Mellor, observer,
F/Sgt R. G. Hawthorn,
Sgt D. C Giddens,
Sgt H. J. Richards,
Sgt Norman Tolson McMaster. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Stockel: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7746
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Stockel
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1833LT on an operation to Aachen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Stockel, in the east suburb of Brussels. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O R. E. Williams, pilot,
Sgt J. N. Bourne,
Sgt J. Thorpe,
F/O L. F. McRae,
Sgt F. R. Scott,
Sgt R. Morgan,
Sgt Thomas Eric O'Connell.

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

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0123 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HE110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Edgehill - Edgehill
Location:
Spalbeek
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 Edgehill at 1953LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spalbeek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Stanley W. Dodge, pilot,
Sgt Herbert C. Roake, pilot,
P/O Claud C. Hendley-Cross, observer,
Sgt Kenneth D. Downing, wireless operator,
Sgt Armand E. Confait, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth J. Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Beerst: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV723
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wing - Wing
Location:
Beerst
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2019LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beerst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt P. L. Looney,
Sgt J. Clayton,
Sgt J. T. Pate,
Sgt A. E. W. Butler,
Sgt C. G. Calcutt.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Bomal: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0108 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9350
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Bomal
Luxembourg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall 2058LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bomal. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Stephen Austin Levenson, pilot, †
Sgt George Bullimore Melton, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Stuart Spencer Newcomb, observer, †
Sgt William James Davies, wireless operator, †
Sgt Laurence Charles Tillin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Archibald Barrow, air gunner,
Sgt Richard John Cox, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Diest

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ877
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Diest
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2035LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Diest. All six crew members parachuted to safety, five evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Samuel Oliver Randle, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frost, air gunner,
Sgt W. Brazill,
F/Sgt W. W. Dreschsler,
Sgt Norman Maxwell Graham,
Sgt D. C. Mounts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Tongrinne: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0034 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9164
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Tongrinne
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2047LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tongrinne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Maurice J. Kynaston, pilot,
Sgt Eric D. Booty, flight engineer,
Sgt W. Walker, observer,
Sgt John A. Waterman, observer,
Sgt John Collumbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred C. Rault, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald A. Russell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Oostduinkerke: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ987
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Oostduinkerke
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2022LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Oostduinkerke. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Richard Edgar Bertram, pilot,
F/Sgt Cleveland John Eggleton, navigator,
P/O John Robert Agar, air gunner,
F/Sgt Frank John Gallagher,
F/Sgt Richard Melvin George.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Sart-Saint-Laurent: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942 at 0307 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3745
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Sart-Saint-Laurent
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2040LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a wooded area near Sart-Saint-Laurent. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Glaves, pilot,
Sgt Edward Isaac Sofaer, navigator,
Sgt William Moylan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frank Raymond Thomas, air gunner,
Sgt Albert George Tillett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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