Region
Europe

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Bussum: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1942 at 1820 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
5385
YOM:
1942
Location:
Bussum
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Bussum, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Lt H. Brockhage, pilot,
Fw W. Brodowski, observer,
Uffz W. Welsch, radio operator,
Ofw W. Kirsch, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1942 at 0103 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7775
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tempsford - Tempsford
Location:
Punthorst
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Tempsford at 2245LT on December 22 on a Nordpol Spiel operation Marrow 12. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Punthorst. Six crew members were killed and two became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Gervase Francis Benton Newport-Tinley, pilot, †
Sgt Ben Michael Pick, pilot, †
Sgt Brenard Stearman Nixon, flight engineer, †
W/O Charles Anthony Howard, navigator, †
F/Sgt Henry Charles Taylor, wireless operator, †
Sgt Cyril Clifford Hayes, air gunner, †
Sgt W. H. Bloxham, air gunner,
Sgt Francis Otterson Tierney, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1942 at 0017 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM695
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2777
YOM:
1941
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2230LT on December 22 on an operation to the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Lloyd Ellam, pilot,
W/O Joseph Lucien Gaucher, observer,
Sgt E. F. Willson, wireless operator,
F/O Charles Walter Woodward, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1942 at 0002 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4191
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Elst
Utrecht
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 Langar at 1715LT on an operation to Munich. Just after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Elst, 28 km southeast of Utrecht. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Robert Bannerman, pilot,
Sgt James Roy Walker, pilot,
Sgt Peter Clinch Hind, navigator,
Sgt Harold Bate, navigator,
Sgt Gordon Joseph Bentley, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil Albert Davey, air gunner,
Sgt George James Dean, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2111 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5512
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Amsterdam
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 Woodhall Spa at 1808LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Amsterdam Noord. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Norman Eales, pilot,
Sgt James Donald, flight engineer,
Sgt Sydney Victor Deed, navigator,
P/O Milton Alexander Harper, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur Mortimer, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Henry Bambury, air gunner,
Sgt George Henderson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near IJmuiden: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2042 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5762
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
IJmuiden
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 Scampton at 1802LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing north of Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed south of IJmuiden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Irvine Johnston, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William Morris, flight engineer,
Sgt George Albert Wainwright, observer,
Sgt Arnold Howison, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Arthur Frank Bignell, air gunner,
Sgt Malcolm MacLellan, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney John Wick, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2038 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5697
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Monnickendam
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 1750LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing north of Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Monnickendam. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Stewart Anderson, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Newman Skinner, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Gardner, navigator,
Sgt Frederick Victor Lamb, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Raymond Daniel Wiberg, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin James Duguid Watt, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald McLay Paterson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Den Hout: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED347
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Den Hout
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 Waddington a 1800LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Den Hout. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John William Tyreman, pilot,
Sgt John Sykes, flight engineer,
F/O James William Lynes, navigator,
Sgt Harold Burrows Stokes, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry George Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt James Hill, air gunner,
Sgt George Clive Wing, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Heijen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2019 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ589
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Heijen
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1820LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the destination, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heijen, 60 km northwest of Duisburg. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Anderson Proudfoot, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm Ronald Wallis, navigator, †
Sgt J. E. Madden, observer, †
Sgt Cyril Calvert, wireless operator,
P/O James Connacher Jackes, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Boekel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2013 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1729
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
Location:
Boekel
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1753LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Boekel. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Frank Causley, pilot,
P/O Pierre Augustine Guy Martel, navigator, †
Sgt Harold Mohin,
P/O Joseph Henri Jacques Cholette, air gunner, †
W/O Jean Paul Alban Raymond, air gunner, †
W/O Charles William Horley Roy, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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