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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0306 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5686
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Wyton at 2322LT on June 11 on an operation to Münster. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea west of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L James Eric Swift, pilot,
Sgt Norman Greenwood, flight engineer,
F/Lt Cornelius Vincent Joseph Geary, navigator,
F/O Daniel Owen Thomas, bomb aimer,
F/O Christian Godfrey Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt James Joseph Anderton, air gunner,
W/O Charles Arthur Nash, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED304
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bottesford - Bottesford
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Bottesford at 2316LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea west of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Basil Frederick Wilmot, pilot,
Sgt Arthur MacDonald, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Thomas William Hill, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Thomas White, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Norman Cross, wireless operator,
Sgt William John Fraser, air gunner,
Sgt William Calvert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Langar at 2315LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was probably shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed into the North Sea 75 km west of Bergen aan Zee. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Herbert Elliott, pilot,
Sgt George John Morrice, flight engineer,
Sgt Roy Alan Stringer, navigator,
F/O Ian Lochiel McDonnell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Henry John Lygo, wireless operator,
Sgt David John Kingsnorth, air gunner,
F/Sgt Leon Eric Gordon Bishop, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 off Bergen aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3E+HK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Deelen - Deelen
MSN:
144394
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea, probably off Bergen aan Zee. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt J. Munz, pilot,
Uffz O. Wanke, observer,
Uffz K. Galla, radio operator,
Gefr K. Schmidt, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943 at 0014 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED566
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 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.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Bergen aan Zee: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1942 at 0038 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2245LT on November 7 to lay mines off Texel. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Francis Hill, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Atkinson, navigator,
F/Sgt Thomas Woodhouse, bomb aimer,
Sgt Noel Briggs Collins, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Martin Randolph Hehir, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Bergen aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1942 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE848
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Methwold - Methwold
MSN:
4291
YOM:
1942
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1355LT on an operation to Den Helder. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Leslie George Oliver Smith, pilot,
F/O Allan Ernest Kench Perry, observer,
F/Sgt Norman Alexander Gardner, wireless operator,
F/O Robert Walter Neill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9318
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Bourn 2010LT on an operation to Essen. Along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 6 km northwest of Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Watson Brown, pilot,
P/O Isaiah Derry Ferguson, pilot,
Sgt Sam Hawley Atkinson, flight engineer,
W/O Max Louis Morelly, observer,
P/O Bryan Lister Walker, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred William Kendall, air gunner,
Sgt James Cyril Kent, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Bergen aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1056
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Leeming at 2305LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Bergen aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Joseph Lawer, pilot,
Sgt David Morris Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Tom Charles Martin, navigator,
Sgt Harold John Gill, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John Joseph Francis Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Arthur George, air gunner,
Sgt Owen Llewellyn Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Bergen aan Zee: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1942 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North 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 2325LT on June 20 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3,5 km off Bergen aan Zee. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Douglas Calvert, pilot,
F/Lt Alwin Woodgate Bevan, pilot,
Sgt Jack Herbert Williams, flight engineer,
P/O Byron Adair Trapp, navigator,
P/O James Robert Heslop, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Cadden, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Bamford Granshaw, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Nelson Parham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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