Avro 683 Lancaster

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ED760

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Grimsby - Grimsby

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2358LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Taben-Rodt, 23 km south of Trier. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Andrew Partridge, pilot,
Sgt Peter Plowright, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Frank Hallett, navigator,
Sgt John Douglas Law, observer,
Sgt William Henry Hargreaves, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Bodley, air gunner,
F/Sgt Clarence Flint Rimmer, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster II in Le Thour: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1943 at 0228 LT

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DS604

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 0050LT on an operation to Frankfurt. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Le Thour, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Brinley Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Milford Alexander Lambert, flight engineer,
Sgt Valentine Robertson Wilson, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Seymour Andrew, bomb aimer,
W/O Campbell Murray Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Charles Fitt, air gunner,
Sgt Edward Victor Hudson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Swinderby

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 2332 LT

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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R5848

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Yes

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2307LT on a night conversion training flight. At 2332LT, while taking off for another circuit, the airplane swung on runway and went out of control. It veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest, bursting into flames. All crew members escaped uninjured while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
F/Lt R. O. Calvert, instructor pilot,
F/O W. N. Lewis, student pilot +3.

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

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 0125 LT

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ED823

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in an open field in Halam while engaged in a navigation training exercise. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leonard Wentworth Lean, pilot,
Sgt Frank Dunkin, flight engineer,
F/O Edward Lambert, navigator,
Sgt Henry Utley Oxspring, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Shearer Lindsay Graham, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond David Lewis, air gunner,
Sgt William George Stephenson, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near RAF Bodney: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 0116 LT

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ED724

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2040LT on April 9 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night and flying in the vicinity of Alkmaar, in the Netherlands, it was badly shot about by a German fighter and crash landed near RAF Bodney. An air gunner was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth George Bickers, pilot,
Sgt A. E. Fullick, flight engineer,
P/O Cyril John Plummer, navigator,
P/O Stanley Wilfred Peglar, bomb aimer,
Sgt A. G. Holmes, wireless operator,
Sgt G. H. Shaw, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Herbert Howell, air gunner. †

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Badly shot about by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 0014 LT

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ED566

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2046LT on April 9 on an operation to Duisburg. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km west of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Roy Hobbs, pilot,
Sgt Richard Henry Thomas, flight engineer,
Sgt Sidney John Argent, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Robert Hollinshead Thompson, bomb aimer,
W/O William John Reid, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Norman Bysouth, air gunner,
W/O Harold Logan Huether, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Terschelling: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2356 LT

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ED521

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Breighton - Breighton

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2044LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 50 km northwest of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald Ian MacDonald, pilot,
Sgt Allan Keith Meadows, flight engineer,
Sgt Mark Hoofe, navigator,
F/Sgt John Henry Dodgshun, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt James Lowrie Forrest, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Frederick Jones, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Frederick Allsopp, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Snelrewaard: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2346 LT

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ED502

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2048LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Snelrewaard. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Arthur Miles White, pilot,
Sgt Norman Percy Tutt, flight engineer,
F/O Hector Robertson, navigator,
F/O Graham John Gibbings, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Arthur Barker, wireless operator,
Sgt William Roy Jakeway, air gunner,
F/O Newton Bird, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Hubbelrath: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2345 LT

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ED590

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