Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Fagnières: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 0018 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF469
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Fagnières
Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2002LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Fagnières, west suburb of Châlons-en-Champagne. Six crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Carruthers, pilot, †
Sgt Edgar Louis Eaglen, flight engineer, †
Sgt Eric Parker, navigator, †
Sgt Percy Pugh Oakes, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Basil Carnell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Brian Roland Jennings, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Arthur James Tyrell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Charleville

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 0006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT745
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Charleville
Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1906LT on an operation to Stuttgart. While cruising over France at an altitude of 15,000 feeet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Charleville. Six crew members became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
P/O Harold David Rea, pilot,
Sgt Hpward Jack Mason, mechanic,
Sgt Kenneth Winston Elt, mechanic,
P/O Kenneth Percy Cox Money, navigator,
F/Sgt William Alexander MacDonald, radio operator,
F/Sgt Patrick Johnston, radio operator,
F/Sgt James Joseph Maguire, air gunner,
F/Sgt Peter Dmytruk, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED604
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Bottrop
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
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 1923LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Bottrop, about 10 km northwest of Essen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Michael Eugene Doble, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Garden, flight engineer,
F/O Brendan Clitheroe, navigator,
P/O Ian Alistair Hardy Linklater, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Leo Litolff, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Stonehouse Carr, air gunner,
F/Sgt Thomas Jack Walker, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5749
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1859LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Lennox McDonald, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Roland Joseph Youngs, flight engineer, †
Sgt Henry Stuart Fell Bishell, navigator, †
F/Sgt Robert Neil Lindsay, bomb aimer,
Sgt Bernard James Eckett, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Edward Blake Clampitt, air gunner, †
Sgt Robin Cecil Carrow Owen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Gross Reken: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED419
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Gross Reken
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1953LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed for unknown reasons in Gross Reken, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Harry Welland Dugard, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Carlo Fermanian, flight engineer,
P/O Peter Graham Harris, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Alfred Gerrard, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Richard Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Percival Edwin Trew, air gunner,
Sgt William Andrews, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT799
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1925LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Cedric Alan Newland, pilot, †
Sgt C. S. Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt John Davidson Haigh, navigator, †
Sgt Robert William Floyd, observer, †
Sgt Dennis James Druett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Martin Harvey Christie Crow, air gunner, †
Sgt Albert Edward Beaven, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4862
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Richard Kee, pilot,
Sgt William Hynd, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Dennis Slade, observer,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Smith, observer,
Sgt William Edmund Greasley, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Shaw, air gunner,
Sgt Ernest Alfred Steed, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Essen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED544
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1937LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances near the target area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Moseley Peake, pilot,
Sgt Harold Jowitt, flight engineer,
Sgt Roger Fisher Rowe Sides, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Reece Roberts, radio operator,
Sgt Ernest Hodgson, bomb aimer,
P/O Douglas Invicta Arthur, air gunner,
Sgt William Eric Chamberlain, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4928
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1917LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L David Alston Johnstone McClure, pilot,
Sgt James MacFarlane, flight engineer,
F/Lt Orville Ray Waterbury, navigator,
P/O Derek Graham Lovell, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Percy John Musk, wireless operator,
F/Lt Alexander Fraser MacQueen, air gunner,
P/O Llewellyn Edgar Warren, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT778
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1930LT on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O John Dickinson, pilot,
Sgt Henry Edward Henden, flight engineer,
Sgt Frederick Wade Stanners, navigator,
Sgt Jessel Hyam Harris, navigator,
Sgt John Ernest Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Patrick Crawford, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie John Gait, air gunner.
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