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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Netersel: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1943 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK703
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Netersel
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
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 2339LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Netersel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William Richard Booker, pilot,
Sgt Robert Franklin, flight engineer,
Sgt Denys William Birkett Channing, navigator,
Sgt Carl Donald Herbert, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Broadhurst, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Douglas Hall, air gunner,
F/Sgt Charles Victor Howden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Valkenburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB907
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Valkenburg
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton in the evening of June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Valkenburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Patrick William James Rendle, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Howarth, flight engineer,
Sgt Cecil Andrew Morris, navigator,
Sgt Gwilym John Samuel, navigator,
Sgt Theodore Ivan Lishman Dagg, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Hill, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Russell Townsend, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Roermond: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1943 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED363
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bottesford - Bottesford
Location:
Roermond
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 2251LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Roermond. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Ingersole Gates, pilot, †
Sgt George Reuben Stacey Cayless, flight engineer, †
Sgt Hugh Harvey Mooney, navigator, †
Sgt Edward Pike, bomb aimer,
Sgt Bernard Henry Dolby, wireless operator,
W/O Thomas William John Copeland, air gunner, †
Sgt Jack Gordon Hole, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1943 at 0127 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR697
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 2309LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the city of Maastricht. Seven crew members were killed and one air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Roy Hamilton Geddes, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Stirratt White, pilot, †
Sgt David Brown, navigator, †
P/O Herbert Ernest Cross, navigator, †
P/O Reginald Eric Bradshaw, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Clifford Entwistle, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Robert Shannon, air gunner,
Sgt Albert William Booth, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Nieuw-Vennep: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4827
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Nieuw-Vennep
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2319LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nieuw-Vennep. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Alton Harding Langville, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Hollywood, flight engineer, †
P/O Cyril Ewart Lionel Grant, navigator,
P/O Charles Benjamin Reynolds, bomb aimer,
P/O Donald Towers, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey John Wallis, air gunner,
P/O Joseph Horace Addison, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Wijk aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0251 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED373
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ludford Magna - Ludford Magna
Location:
Wijk aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ludford Magna in the evening of June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. While returning to base the following night with one engine inoperative, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea one km off Wijk aan Zee. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew (101st Squadron):
F/Sgt Ivan William Banks, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Stanley Mould, flight engineer, †
Sgt Harold James Toze, navigator, †
Sgt T. G. Brook, air bomber,
Sgt John Henry William Snowdon, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Geoffrey Victor Branson, air gunner, †
Sgt Ronald Pugh, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster II off Den Helder: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
DS666
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2354LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Frederick Rashley, pilot,
Sgt Frank Lynford Beeston, flight engineer,
Sgt Clyde Maxwell Sibbald, navigator,
Sgt Alexander Corns, wireless operator,
F/O Gideon Davidson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ernest Green, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Worsdale,air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Den Helder: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
EE125
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
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 2240LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Alfred Markham Young, pilot,
Sgt John Reginald Hayle, flight engineer,
P/O Peter Edward Bevis, navigator,
F/Sgt Albert William Dickison, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Charles Lucas Mallett, wireless operator,
Sgt George Henry Peel, air gunner,
F/O James Bell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Hoorn: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0243 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED831
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
Location:
Hoorn
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bardney at 2230LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer 3 south of Hoorn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Alan Murray Hobbs, pilot,
Sgt Fred William Sanderson, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth George Mott, navigator,
F/O John Hamilton Sams, navigator,
Sgt C. P. King, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edwin Charles Bishop, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Clive Rowlands, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Slater, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Holwerd: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0241 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE346
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Holwerd
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2338LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Holwerd, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Charles Alfred Mattress, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Mortimer, navigator,
Sgt John Peter Priestley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Ronald Parry, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ball, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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