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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2350LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Gildehaus, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Vincent Patrick Cummock, pilot,
P/O Herbert Percy Rose, observer,
Sgt Harold Clifford Andrews, wireless operator,
Sgt Basil Theodore Haylock, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Malcolm Sharp, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rees: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0154 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

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R5562

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Syerston - Syerston

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Rees

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 0005LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Dsuiburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rees. Six crew members were killed and the seventh occupant became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Elwood Raymond Seibold, pilot, †
F/Sgt Albert Winston Armstrong, pilot, †
Sgt William Chesin Howell, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Lauson Tarran, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Simons, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gerald Glassbrook, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick John Lawrence Hanson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0140 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1249

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Breighton - Breighton

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Dülken

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2330LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Approaching Mönchengladbach, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Dülken. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Solomon Levitus, pilot,
F/Sgt Hugh Rowell Brodie, observer,
Sgt James Albert Gaiter, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert George Dunlop Read, air gunner,
Sgt Tom Gordon Prentis Townsend, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Molenbeersel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0135 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Z8533

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2344LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Edgar Dimmock, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Cecil Cushway, observer, †
Sgt Derek Victor Smith, bomb aimer,
P/O Dennis William O'Driscoll King, wireless operator,
Sgt Robinson Ferguson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Medemblik: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0106 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AT154

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Flight

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Bombing

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Balderton - Balderton

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2326LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Medemblik. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Henry Taylor, pilot,
F/O Peter Leslie Edwards, observer,
Sgt Orville Wilbert McKenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ewart Gladstone Ronson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Postel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

Operator:

Registration:

R1615

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2353LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Postel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Wincenty Glowacki, pilot,
F/O Stefan Leopold Alojzy Praschill, pilot,
F/O Rajmund Kiwacz, observer,
Sgt Jarosław Zalewski, wireless operator,
P/O Jan Halastra, air gunner,
Sgt Wacław Żeligowski, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Dalton

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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Registration:

R9532

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Dalton - Dalton

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The airplane departed RAF Dalton on an operation to Essen. It was severely damaged by the German Flak while over the target area. Nevertheless, the crew was able to return to base when control was lost in the final moments of the approach. The Halifax crashed heavily and was damaged beyond repair. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/Sgt B. J. Treloar,
Sgt J. Powell,
Sgt D. B. Patterson,
Sgt L. Williams,
Sgt J. K. Baker,
Sgt A. G. Frampton.

Probable cause:

Severely damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Guidel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE260

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington to lay mines in the French waters off Lorient. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Guidel, some 10 km northwest of Lorient. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Harrison, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Steele Gething, observer, †
Sgt Gerard Joseph Laing, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie Charles Nail, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N3728

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2348LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Herkenbosch, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Andrew Jack Cowlrick, pilot,
Sgt George Nixon, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Frederick Webber, observer,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Crighton, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Edwards Hayes, wireless operator,
P/O John Davidson Weir, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Moorcroft, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Bawdeswell: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0345 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 406 Wellington II

Operator:

Registration:

Z8583

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2355LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Damaged by enemy action , the crew was able to return to England. The airplane stalled and crashed while trying to make a single engine landing at Manor Farm. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Robert Juljusz Hirszbandt, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Zyqmont Wieliczko, pilot,
F/O Zbigniew Szela, observer,
Sgt Bronisław Wladysław Sedzimir, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Ulicki, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Zawistowski, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after being badly shot about by enemy fire.

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