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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Moers: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X3203
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden
Location:
Moers
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chipping Warden on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Moers. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Neville Mack Aicken, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur William Dormand, observer, †
F/Sgt Harry Crossland, wireless operator, †
Sgt Henry James Ellliott, air gunner,
Sgt Herman John Lafortune, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Rheinberg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV767
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden
Location:
Rheinberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2322LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Rheinberg. Four crew members were killed and the fifth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Frederick Stanley, pilot, †
W/O Kenneth Railton, observer, †
Sgt William Edward James, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Tom Lumley Kennedy, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Browning Spenceley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Rheinberg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z6186
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Rheinberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2235LT on June 1st on an intruder operation to the Venlo Airfield. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rheinberg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Douglas Grant Redman, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter Fini Pentland Enna, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Frederick Trimmer, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7713
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Nierst
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 2346LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Nierst, 5 km northwest of Düsseldorf Airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ross Lloyd Baltzer, pilot,
Sgt James Luther Turnbull, flight engineer,
P/O Frederick Arthur George Wilmott Gerty, observer,
F/Sgt John Albert Thompson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Douglas Jackson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Stanleigh Lowry Reid, air gunner,
F/Sgt Joseph Marcel Wencelas Fortin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9529
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2320LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edmund George Newell, pilot,
Sgt Cedric Reginald Rowlinson, flight engineer,
P/O Thomas Maughan Carter, navigator,
Sgt Guy Maurice Selwyn, wireless operator,
Sgt Dreacus Callum Grieve, wireless operator,
Sgt James Barcraft Teesdale-Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5571
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Henrichenburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Woodhall Spa at 2250LT on June 1st on an Operation to Essen. While returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Henrichenburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Lewis Davies, pilot,
P/O William Joseph Keough, pilot,
F/Sgt Alan George Julian McMechan, observer,
Sgt Edmund Browne Goodwin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ernest George Smith, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ernest Herbert Coone, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Leslie Goddard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5561
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Niederaussem
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Syerston at 0040LT on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Niederaussem, about 21 km northwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Bennett Underwood, pilot,
P/O Benson Usher, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Williamson, observer,
F/Sgt Robert Gordon Fawkes, wireless operator,
F/O Peter Frederick Barlow Bluett, wireless operator,
P/O John Douglas Patey, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Hamilton Charles, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Meiderich: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0201 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5392
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Meiderich
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Driffield at 2337LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ralph Connors O'Brien, pilot,
P/O Wilson Albert Reason, observer,
Sgt Alfred Schofield, wireless operator,
F/O Grey D'Estoteville Townsend Skipwith, air gunner,
Sgt William Leonard Waller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Süchteln: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0156 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Süchteln
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds in the evening of May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying west of Düsseldorf, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Süchteln. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Alwyn Crampton Hamman, pilot, †
W/O Ernest Neeson, observer, †
Sgt Kent Philip Elvidge Monk, wireless operator,
Sgt Roland Richard Harrison, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Stephen Hawkins, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7707
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Niederaussem
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 0022LT on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Niederaussem, some 21 km northwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Alfred Wadman,
Sgt Norman Acton,
F/Sgt Gerald Arthur Welsh,
P/O George Edmund Sankey,
Sgt Andrew Fraser McLean,
Sgt Warren Bryan Pickett,
Sgt Douglas Henning.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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