Region
Europe

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
F8+CM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
4385
YOM:
1941
Location:
Soesterberg AFB
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Soesterberg AFB, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz N. Hildenbrand, pilot,
Ogfr W. Fingerhut, observer,
Uffz H. Mahlke, radio operator,
Uffz O. Strittmatter, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Zevenbergschen Hoek: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2346 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3552
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Zevenbergschen Hoek
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1850LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zevenbergschen Hoek. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Norman Smith, pilot,
Sgt Philip Charles Harrison, observer,
P/O Douglas Leonard Hemming,
P/O Frederick Maxfield, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Lloyd Morrow,
F/Sgt Peter Worthington Samuel Varley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Lienden: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2333 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7526
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Lienden
Gelderland
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 1950LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lienden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Crawford Brocket, pilot,
Sgt James Denny, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Reginald George Blair, navigator,
Sgt Mervyn James Howe, observer,
Sgt Trevor Charles Beckett Pike, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis William O'Sullivan, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Bernard Bywaters, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2303 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1475
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Hazeldonk
North Brabant
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 Ingham at 1840LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hazeldonk, near Breda. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt C. Szymen, pilot,
F/O P. Sobolewski,
Sgt S. Piatek,
Sgt M. Mielnik,
Sgt L. Bialy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Oss: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9146
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Oss
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 Chedburgh at 2000LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oss, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Mitchell Paape, pilot,
Sgt Jack Holmes, flight engineer,
Sgt Leslie Frank Meadows, navigator,
Sgt Joseph G. Ferris, air bomber,
F/Sgt Raymond Gerard Brasnett, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Hancocks, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Penwill Stibbs, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1108
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Hellendoorn
Overijssel
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 East Moor at 1854LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hellendoorn. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Weiland Fairfax Ensor, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Edwards, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur Ewart Bell, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ray Bernard Fernie, wireless operator,
Sgt William Charles Warne, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley George Jenner, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4130
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 1906LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Frank Antony Stanley Wallis, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Henry Hooper, flight engineer,
Sgt John Brynmor Stephens, navigator,
P/O Peter Percy Whitley, bomb aimer,
F/O Duncan Gordon Thompson, wireless operator,
Sgt James Clifford Clarke, air gunner,
F/Sgt John De Forest Russell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Homoet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2231 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4195
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Homoet
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1900LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Homoet. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Ferguson White, pilot,
P/O Raymond Keith Marshall, observer, †
Sgt Jack Gaffney,
Sgt William Robert Piercy,
Sgt John Pierce Wilson,
Sgt David Douglas Garbett, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Leonard Hill Piddock, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Vlieland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3808
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Vlieland Island
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 Middleton St George at 1852LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Vlieland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Lloyd Ernest White, pilot,
P/O Gerrard Roy Bing,
P/O Frederick Walter Buck,
F/Sgt David Beverley Smyth,
F/Sgt John Millar Joynt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Vlieland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ775
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
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 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base and flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Vlieland Island. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Taylor, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Wesley Lloot, observer, †
P/O Gordon Arthur Kidder,
W/O Edward Earl MacDonald,
F/Sgt Donald Willard Congdon, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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