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

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8376
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Oberlohberg
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 Binbrook at 2340LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying northwest of Oberhausen, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oberlohberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Alan Albert Waddell, pilot,
F/Sgt Arnold Adolf Seifert, observer,
Sgt Herbert Bottomley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward Savage Masson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert George Kenyon Holden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Neuss: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1208
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Neuss
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 Grimsby at 2306LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While flying west of D!sseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Noel Alexander Lowden, pilot,
P/O Walter Ewart Gregory, observer,
Sgt Frederick William Thornton, wireless operator,
F/Lt Peter Thorne Chandler, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawrence William Mallon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV452
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Waltrop
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 Eslham Wolds at 2326LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Dortmund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Waltrop. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Onions, pilot,
Sgt Michael Bruce Rogerson, pilot,
Sgt Horace Ronald Hallam, observer,
Sgt William Kerr Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Leslie, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard William Sansom, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3670
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Mönchengladbach
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 Bourn at 2305LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. In unclear circumstances, the airplane crashed near Mönchengladbach, killing the entire crew. An in-flight collision with another RAF bomber is possible.
Crew:
Sgt William Harry Arnold,
P/O Anthony De Faye Gardner,
Sgt Ronald Edward Hart,
Sgt Denis Pearson,
Sgt Ivan Bernard Harry Spooner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden IV in Hohemoor: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1942 at 2352 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
V5645
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Hohemoor
Lower Saxony
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 West Raynham at 2124LT in an intruder operation over Cologne. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hohemoor, 15 km southwest of Wilhelmshaven. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Joseph Fox, pilot,
Sgt John Leonard, observer,
Sgt Alfred Smithson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Heligoland Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1942 at 0203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7515
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Wyton at 2255LT on May 29 on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Francis Kingsley Doyle,
Sgt William George Bond,
Sgt Frederick Arthur Morris,
F/O Frederick James Kennedy,
Sgt Ernest William McSparron,
Sgt Thomas Walter Soper,
Sgt Harry Doughty,
Sgt William Edmund Chambers.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1942 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
R4+CS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
1293
YOM:
1941
Location:
Berlin-Schönefeld
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Horst Schimmel, pilot,
Uffz Anton Basse, radio operator,
Uffz Hugo Rode, air gunner,
Ogfr Andreas Bauer.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Dresden: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1942 at 1825 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dresden - Dresden
MSN:
1807
YOM:
1936
Location:
Dresden-Klotzsche
Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff from Dresden-Klotzsche Airport and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Otto Etzold, pilot,
Gefr Georg Huber, radio operator,
Gefr Wilhelm Lebeda, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1942 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1101
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal
Rhineland-Palatinate
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 2230LT on May 19 on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Dudley Herman Reed, pilot,
Sgt Edward James Morris, flight engineer,
Sgt Frederick D’Orsa Hunter, observer,
Sgt Francis Edwin Flint, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Lionel Prosser, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leslie Plimmer Russell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling in Mannheim: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1942 at 0113 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6073
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Mannheim
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2305LT on May 19 on an operation to Mannheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. A crew was killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Fred Tomkins, pilot, †
Sgt Bruce Vernon George Lewis, flight engineer,
Sgt James Fisher, observer,
Sgt Eric Townsend, navigator,
Sgt Frederick George Fueggle, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John Houlding Watson, air gunner,
Sgt John Reginald Brook, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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