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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Grafeld: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 1933 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4155
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Grafeld
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1712LT on an operation to Diepholz. Over Germany, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed south of Grafeld, near the road to Ohrte. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Frederick Allen, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Henry Nadin, flight engineer, †
F/O Laurence George Newman, navigator, †
Sgt Charles William Dickens, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Victor Brown,
Sgt James Michael Terence O'Neill,
F/Lt Charles Guthrie Shields Bain, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 1920 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK336
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Grafeld
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1733LT on an operation to Fallersleben. Over Germany, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grafeld, 34 km southwest of Cloppenburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Philling Crisp, pilot,
Sgt Charles Derrick Lamont, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Clegg Wood, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Owen Howard Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Douglas Rowsell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Üdinghausen-Warringhof: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 1908 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5666
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Üdinghausen-Warringhof
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Nienburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Üdinghausen-Warringhof, 16 southeast of Osnabrück. Two crew members were killed and five became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Robert Michell, pilot,
Sgt John Kenneth Alger,
Sgt Harry Brown,
Sgt Edward Herbert Bundy,
F/Sgt George Thomas Graham,
F/Sgt John Kinghorn, air gunner, †
F/Sgt William George Sheppard, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J-2 in Werlte

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
D5+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vechta - Vechta
MSN:
1318
YOM:
1941
Location:
Werlte
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vechta Airfield on an operational sortie. It was shot down by a British bomber and crash landed in Werlte. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Lt Fünfstück, pilot,
Uffz Fehmann, radio operator,
Uffz Schneider, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British bomber.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J in Esprehm

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
D5+EW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1268
YOM:
1941
Location:
Esprehm
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Esprehm and was destroyed. All three crew members were rescued, one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Prinz +2.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Warnemünde: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 1950 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9253
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Warnemünde
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1635LT to lay mines off Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Laurence Theodore Izzard, pilot,
Sgt Daniel Patrick McAleese, flight engineer,
Sgt Philip Wedgwood Ditchburn,
F/Sgt Stephen Holroyd Hopkinson,
Sgt John Lind Strachan,
Sgt Fraser Hutchinson Watt,
Sgt Robert Henry Williams,
Sgt William Osborn, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF391
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Schlesen
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
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 1631LT to lay mines in the Fehmarn Channel. Over Germany, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schlesen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Michael Harvey Good, pilot,
Sgt Haydyn Taliesin Williams, flight engineer,
Sgt William Thomas Taylor, observer,
Sgt Charles Richard Long, observer,
Sgt Leonard Percy James French, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Patrick Hatton Murray, air gunner,
Sgt John Alfred Clough, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Utlandshörn: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 1904 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7925
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Utlandshörn
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
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 1705LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea west of Utlandshörn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Brian John Ketchell, pilot,
Sgt Cyril George Adnams,
F/Sgt Gordon Carruthers Haig,
F/Sgt Clarence Ames Massey,
Sgt William Charles Parry,
Sgt William Neville Hopwood, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Ernest Arthur Box, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 2012 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ898
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Alsheim
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1733LT on an operation to Mannheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Alsheim, 32 km north northwest of Mannheim. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harry William Larkins, pilot,
F/O Jack Sydney Abel, navigator,
Sgt Richard Edwards Hayman, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Ernest Frank Stammers, air gunner,
F/Sgt David Garth Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Idar-Oberstein: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1942 at 0513 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK618
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Idar-Oberstein
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 0202LT on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Idar-Oberstein. Two crew were killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Scott, pilot, †
Sgt Robert William Sharpe, copilot,
Sgt Dennis Cygnet Baker, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert Edward Rey, navigator,
Sgt Walter Keith Wright, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Robert Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Watson McMorrine, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Edward Preston, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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