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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0053 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED810
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
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 Skellingthorpe in the evening of June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Antwerp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Albert Victor Crawford, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Toal, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Ernest Davey, navigator,
Sgt William George Reed, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Brown McHendry, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Joseph Buckle, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Ivor Bowerman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Antwerp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HX375
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wing - Wing
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2259LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the harbor of Antwerp. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Edmonds, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Ironmonger Derry, pilot,
F/Sgt Keith Barkley Utman, observer,
Sgt Bruce Henry Edye, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Horner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Antwerp: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8795
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1829LT on an operation to Antwerp. Approaching the target area, it crashed in the River Schelde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Warren Brubaker, pilot,
Sgt Francis Leo Capstick,
P/O Andrew Charles Lang Hodge,
Sgt James Wilfred Horrocks,
Sgt John St. George Johnston,
Sgt Leonard Eric Scantlebury, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Antwerp: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3002
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2010LT on March 3 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flask and crashed in Antwerp. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Good, pilot,
Sgt Albert John Wallace Ward, pilot,
Sgt David Arthur Donald Crouch, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Thomas Essex, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Antwerp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2505
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington on the evening of September 28 on an operation to Cologne. While flying over the area of Antwerp at night, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Antwerp. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt C. W. Oliver,
Sgt Kenneth Bruce Gladwin, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard William Hardy, observer, †
Sgt Edward John Milsom, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jack Woods, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney George Brooker, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Antwerp: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P2121
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to bomb invasion barges in Antwerp. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Gordon Goode, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Valentine Henderson, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Angus, wireless operator,
Sgt James Sugden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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