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Europe

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1942 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7782
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Sclayn
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1935LT on an operation to Frankfurt. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sclayn. Three crew members were killed, two became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Philip Hampden Tippetts-Aylmer, pilot, †
P/O Edgar William Thomas Gibbs, air gunner, †
F/Sgt George Reginald Yeates, air gunner, †
W/O Thomas Speers Brandon,
Sgt Eric Theodore Hazell Hodge,
Sgt R. Brown,
Sgt J. A. Winterbottom.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L.414 Hudson V off Middelkerke: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM701
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2783
YOM:
1941
Location:
Middelkerke
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an operation to Dunkirk. Approaching the Belgian coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Middelkerke. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Edward Wilkes, pilot,
F/Sgt Benson Arnold Wilson Coutts,
P/O Charles Rootham Foskett,
F/Sgt Benjamin Leo Kohn, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Warnant: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3711
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Warnant
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 Topcliffe at 2253LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Warnant, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Archibald Philip Walsh, pilot,
F/O Harry William Thompson, observer,
F/Sgt Frederick William Cassidy, wireless operator,
P/O John Handel Freestone, wireless operator,
P/O Gerald Charles Hart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0159 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5763
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Tinlot
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2314LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tinlot. Three crew members were killed, three others became PoW and a seventh evaded.
Crew:
P/O Ronald George Lewis, pilot, †
Sgt William Stewart Collins, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert George Reynolds, †
Sgt J. H. Pearson,
Sgt Dennis William Cane,
Sgt Thomas William Hayes,
Sgt Edward Bradshaw.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Lesve: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT487
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Lesve
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2228LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lesve, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Lawrence David Hillier, pilot,
F/Sgt George William Roberts, pilot,
F/Sgt Bernard Arthur McGrath, navigator,
Sgt Alexander Douglas Muir, flight engineer,
P/O Kenneth Ederic Michael Mitchell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Colin Ewing, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Charles Alfred Coules, air gunner,
Sgt Edward John Cutting, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942 at 0413 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Sterrebeek
Flemish Brabant
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 Downham Market at 2346LT on September 1st on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sterrebeek, east of Brussels. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Keith Forbes Ryan, pilot, †
Sgt James Vincent Owen Fogg, flight engineer,
P/O Edward Grey Ruegg, navigator,
Sgt Thomas McCord Campbell, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Ernest Reid, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley Archibald Willis, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank Birch, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Woumen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1244
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Woumen
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2310LT on September 1st on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the De Blankaart Lake located southwest of Woumen. The pilot was killed while six others crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Humphrey Gordon Sherwood, pilot, †
Sgt David Walter Rogeric Coverley,
Sgt Harry Fowler,
Sgt Edward Joseph Kington,
Sgt Leslie Norman Park,
Sgt Claude Herbert Melhuish Smith,
Sgt Henry Frank Turvey.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Duinhoek: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 1210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
Z2260
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Attlebridge - Attlebridge
Location:
Duinhoek
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1041LT on an operation to Comines. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a wooded area located in Duinhoek. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Dennis Adams, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard George Dunkling, observer,
F/Sgt Jonathan Henry Millns, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Perk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Perk
Flemish Brabant
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 Warboys at 2026LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Perk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt William Gilmour, pilot,
F/Lt Arthur Charles Spencer, observer,
F/Sgt John Jack, wireless operator,
F/O Arthur Raymond Hill, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Myers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0248 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Maurage
Hainaut
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 Woodhall Spa at 2102LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Maurage. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Hector Dinning, pilot,
Sgt Victor Arthur Hamon, pilot,
Sgt William Edleston Spooner, flight engineer,
Sgt Ellis Victor Cope, observer,
Sgt Charles Herbert Brummitt, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold John Endley, wireless operator,
Sgt Brian Quinn, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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