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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1944 at 0005 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Ain
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a supply mission to the French Resistance and left RAF Lakenheath at 2112LT on April 10. While cruising by night over the French department of Ain, the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed on the roof of a farm. Two crew were able to leave the scene by themselves while all five other occupants were killed.
Crew (149th Squadron):
P/O D. Bray, pilot, †
P/O D. L. Northover, navigator, †
Sgt G. Cameron, bombardier, †
F/Sgt J. Turner, radio, †
Sgt A. E. Bristow, engineer, †
Sgt D. E. Cadge, air gunner,
F/Sgt N. C. H. Pilgrim, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Hauteville-Lompnes: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EJ110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Hauteville-Lompnes
Ain
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crew was completing a supply mission to the French Resistance. While overflying Ain in snow falls, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Bois de Valorse, near Hauteville-Lompnes. All 7 crew of the 196th Squadron were killed.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Ambérieu-en-Bugey: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH884
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ain
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Downham Market at 2019LT on August 16 on a bombing mission to Torino, Italy. While flying over the east part of France at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field in Saint German en Bugey. A crew member was taken PoW, another evaded while five others were killed.
Crew (218th Squadron):
W/O S. F. Chudzik, †
Sgt D. Deans, †
Sgt C. E. Taylor, †
Sgt D. P. J. Rawlings, †
Sgt J. D. Bates, †
Sgt J. L. Paterson,
Sgt W. L. McKinnon.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Wissenkerke: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0414 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH902
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Wissenkerke
Zeeland
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 Newmarket at 2323LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Wissenkerke. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Norman Bradford Bluck, pilot,
Sgt John William Gillard, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Brett Cooksey, navigator,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Walter Strong, bomb aimer,
Sgt Michael Kendlan, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Armitage, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Ronald Cant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0309 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EE883
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
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 Chedburgh at 2330LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 20 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Kenneth Miller, pilot,
Sgt Peter David Straton, navigator,
Sgt John Alfred Hitchins, flight engineer,
Sgt Roland Graham Akers, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ronald Albert Hurworth Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Solomon Seward, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Jones, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Ostend: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Ostend
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2334LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 15 km west of Ostend. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Joseph Davis, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Thompson, flight engineer,
Sgt Frederick Fazackerley, navigator,
Sgt Anthony Robert John Hunt, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Charles Carter, air gunner,
F/O John Filmer Hanrahan, air gunner,
Sgt Henry Raymond Glover, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Katwijk aan Zee: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF392
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2328LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 80 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Ronald Savage, pilot,
P/O Frederick John Haines, copilot,
F/Sgt Godfrey Hippesley Cox, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Sidney James Barnes, navigator,
Sgt Sydney Arthur Errington, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Ashton Caley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Norman Robert Morrison, air gunner,
Sgt Derek Richard Spanton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0247 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF399
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Markelo
Overijssel
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 Newmarket at 2337LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Markelo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth Alfred Burbidge, pilot,
Sgt George Lockey, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Walter Frederick Wilcockson, navigator,
F/Sgt Andrew James McEwin, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Donald Ernest Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt Gibson Cameron, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Fazackerley Shaw, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Walcheren: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0229 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EE875
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Walcheren
Zeeland
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 2335LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km west of Walcheren. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Nicholson, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Owen Jasper, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth William Read, navigator,
F/O William Henry Boundy, bomb aimer,
Sgt Amos Alfred Thomas Woodard, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Jackson, air gunner,
Sgt Harold James Wells, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Oosterland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH889
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Oosterland
North 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 Newmarket at 2348LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 8 km off Oosterland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Fraser McCrorie, pilot,
Sgt Eric Grainger, flight engineer,
P/O William Stuckey, navigator,
F/Sgt James Leonard Richards, bomb aimer,
W/O Richard Douglas Tod, wireless operator,
W/O Robert Ernest Tod, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Anthony Kennedy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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