Date & Time:
Sep 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5681
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2030LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Datteln, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O W. O. Williams,
Sgt J. R. Roberts,
P/O F. C. Smith,
Sgt E. H. Henderson,
Sgt F. T. P. Jones,
Sgt P. Witcomb,
Sgt B. W. Williams.
Crew:
P/O W. O. Williams,
Sgt J. R. Roberts,
P/O F. C. Smith,
Sgt E. H. Henderson,
Sgt F. T. P. Jones,
Sgt P. Witcomb,
Sgt B. W. Williams.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
