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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1120LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vrouwenpolder. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Charles Moss, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Ambrose Wagner, navigator,
Sgt John Albert Wallis, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick George Lindsay, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Oostkapelle: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1217 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

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Registration:

AE701

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Feltwell - Feltwell

MSN:

4044

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1120LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Oostkapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alexander Gordon Paterson, pilot,
Sgt Edward John Florida Vick, observer,
Sgt Sidney James Isaac, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Hadyn Thomas, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1942 at 2100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.217

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U5+CH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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5472

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1942

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The crew was performing a local training flight at Gilze-Rijen Airbase. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield in poor weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Rijen, three km north of the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw H. Hunger, pilot,
Uffz J. Henkel, observer,
Gefr H. Pröhl, radio operator,
Uffz K. Högen, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Vessem: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1942 at 1025 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.217

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U5+BN

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Eindhoven - Eindhoven

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1211

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1941

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The crew departed Eindhoven Airport on a local test flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Vessem, 7 km southwest of the airport. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Dörries, pilot, †
Gefr Horst Urban, mechanic,
Kurt Wedemann, instructor.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Putten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1942 at 1453 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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City

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Hilversum - Hilversum

MSN:

0175

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1927

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The airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed near the railway station in Putten. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Werner Tenambergen, pilot,
Obgfr Alfred Kropf, radio operator,
Obgfr Rudolf Schimera, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Bergen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1942 at 1328 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1495

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1146LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bergen, bursting into flames. A crew member was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Wladysław Kaźmierczak, pilot,
F/O Jan Gerstel, observer,
Sgt Józef Skoniecny, wireless operator,
Sgt Czesław Gębaczka, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanisław Abłamowicz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2154 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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Registration:

EW903

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Docking - Docking

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414-6787

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Docking on a maritime patrol flight off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km north of Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Carolus Ludovicus van Heugten, pilot,
Sgt Laurens Abraham Hoogteiling, observer,
Sgt Jacob de Ligt, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Jan Adrianus den Ouden, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Eindhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.217

Operator:

Registration:

U5+?M

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Eindhoven - Eindhoven

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4311

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1941

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While performing a local training exercise at Eindhoven Airport, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe DO.217 also carrying a crew of four. Both airplanes crashed near the airbase and were destroyed. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz E. Dausinger, pilot,
Gefr H. Bopp, observer,
Gefr J. Baues, radio operator, †
Gefr K. Lemm, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Eindhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.217

Operator:

Registration:

U5+?M

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Eindhoven - Eindhoven

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5496

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1942

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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Bornwird: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942 at 2255 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3310

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Kirmington - Kirmington

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 1730LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bornwird, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Douglas Vary Prosser, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey George Golding, pilot,
F/O Donald James MacPherson, observer,
Sgt William Hurrell, bomber aimer,
Sgt Ian McLachlan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harry Victor Thompson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.