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Europe

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Ostend: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7438
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Ostend
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ostend. The wireless operator was killed and both other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Frank Landseer Campbell-Rogers, pilot,
Sgt David Edward Bingham, observer,
Sgt John Patrick Sullivan, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Ostend: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6035
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Ostend
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ostend. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Philip Bernard Ashby, pilot, †
P/O Gilbert Frank Lowes, observer,
P/O Gerald Henry Seeley, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Ostend: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6321
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Ostend
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 Manston at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Percival Hartridge, pilot,
Sgt Charles Douglas Phillips, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Buck Minty, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8788
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Snaaskerke
West Flanders
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 Marham at 2239LT on July 21 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Snaaskerke. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Lachlan Johnston, pilot,
Sgt Frank Stubbington Payne, pilot,
Sgt Richard Stanley Saunders, observer,
Sgt Howard Tucker, wireless operator,
Sgt Hubert Vernon, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard William O'Hara, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1624
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Bocholt
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 Feltwell at 2300LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Bocholt. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Gordon David Osborne, pilot,
Sgt Henry Edmund Robinson, observer,
Sgt Clement Peter Blackburn, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Walford Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Coodon Caesar, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Dilsen-Stokkem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
AD924
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Dilsen-Stokkem
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Aachen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Dilsen-Stokkem. Two crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Roy Berkey, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Henry Marquiss, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Bottomley,
P/O Basil John Allan Rennie.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Snaaskerke: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6743
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2131
YOM:
1941
Location:
Snaaskerke
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 Topcliffe at 2229LT on July 9 on an operation to Aachen. After passing the Belgian coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Snaaskerke. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter John McLean, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Brearley, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Eaves, wireless operator,
P/O Grahame Gordon Whitting, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Oudsbergen

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941 at 0154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Oudsbergen
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2301LT on July 7 on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Oudbergen. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Hubert Brown,
Sgt Kenneth Hartland,
Sgt William Troy Hogan,
Sgt Ronald Ford Jackson,
F/O Peter Langmead,
Sgt Kenneth Cattran,
Sgt G. Roberts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2992
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Genk
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2204LT on July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a enemy fire and crashed in Genk. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McAnally, pilot, †
F/O Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, pilot, †
P/O Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, †
Sgt Arthur Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Henry King, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Frederick Roughton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Molenbeersel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2984
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Molenbeersel
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2328LT on July 3 on an operation to Essen. Passing over Limburg, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Francis John Day, observer, †
P/O John Robert Leslie Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Spencer Ronald Mayor, pilot, †
Sgt Harry Malcolm Robertson, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Kilburn,
Sgt Wilfrid Stogdale.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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