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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.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Oostrum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK810
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Oostrum
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2347LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a combination of German Flak and fighter and crashed in Oostrum. Two crew members were killed and five others became Pow.
Crew:
P/O Francis Max McKenzie, pilot, †
Sgt R. A. W. Triptree, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert Edgar Lewis West, navigator,
F/Sgt John Frederick Blank, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Basil Henry Broadhead, wireless operator,
Sgt James Robert George Chrystal, air gunner,
Sgt Eric William McGonigal, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a combination of German Flak and fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off The Hague: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0209 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
The Hague
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 0009LT on an operation to Mülheim. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 25 km west of The Hague. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Brooks Hamilton Smith, pilot, †
Sgt Gilbert Ernest Rose, flight engineer, †
Sgt Reginald Harrison Cramm, navigator, †
Sgt Wyndham Henry Davies, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Cederic Roland Minns, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt George Labiuk, air gunner, †
F/Sgt P. W. Farr, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Otterlo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK656
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Otterlo
Gelderland
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 Mildenhall at 2330LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Otterlo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Vincent Hawkins, pilot,
Sgt Francis Henry Williams, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Dalton Joseph Tickle, navigator,
F/O Lloyd John Gwynne, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alexander Walter Crozier, wireless operator,
Sgt George Cairns Hutton, air gunner,
Sgt Morven Webster, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Kehrum: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK665
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Wickham - West Wickham
Location:
Kehrum
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Wickham at 2318LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. After passing south of Emmerich, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kehrum. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Patrick Colin McNair, pilot, †
Sgt George Witham Lawson, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Smith Porter, navigator, †
Sgt Alfred Thompson, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Frederick Alan Hamer, wireless operator,
Sgt David Charles Davids, air gunner,
Sgt Bertie T. Smy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Kessenich: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Kessenich
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2338LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kessenich. Two crew members were killed, two evaded and three became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack William Newport, pilot, †
Sgt David Stephen Percy Roberts, flight engineer,
P/O Donald Ivor Turner, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Kellett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Mosedale, wireless operator,
Sgt John George Damboise, air gunner,
Sgt Wilfred Chalmers Macaulay, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Gelsenkirchen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
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 Newmarket at 2340LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gelsenkirchen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Benjamin Brinley Wood, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Lawrence Webb, flight engineer,
F/Sgt George King Samson, navigator,
F/Sgt Stuart Richard Bisset, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edgar Henry Reader, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Benjamin Hemmings, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Johns Hobbs, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Essen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0134 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH882
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
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:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2352LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Essen. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Werner John Hein, pilot, †
Sgt Geoffrey Michael Phillips, observer, †
Sgt Peter Edward Goldsmid,
Sgt George Striling Greveson,
Sgt Sydney George Morrison,
Sgt Kenneth Sydney Gillard, air gunner, †
W/O Roderick McNeil, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Beeck: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0129 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK804
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Wickham - West Wickham
Location:
Beeck
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 West Wickham at 2326LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Beeck, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Allan Robson, pilot,
Sgt Newell Graham, flight engineer,
Sgt Clifford Richard Fenwick,
Sgt Guy Kipling,
Sgt Jack Picton,
Sgt Daniel Sanders, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Hammond, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Hoogwoud: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0244 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EE887
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Wickham - West Wickham
Location:
Hoogwoud
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 West Wrickham at 2346LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Hoogwoud, killing the entire crew of seven.
Crew:
P/O Herbert Norman Peters, pilot,
Sgt Eric Bradshaw, flight engineer,
Sgt David John Davies, navigator,
Sgt Brian Alfred Abraham, bomb aimer,
Sgt Albert Stanley Andrews, wireless operator,
Sgt David Gillis, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Ronald Law, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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