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Bremen

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-40-BO Flying Fortress near Bremen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943 at 1012 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5218
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3757
YOM:
1942
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a mission to the submarine yards at Bremen when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Bremen. Two crew members were killed and eight others became PoW.
Those killed were:
2nd Lt Marc F. Pitts,
2nd Lt Joseph J. Van Troyen.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Bremen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943 at 2231 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR753
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2001LT on an operation to Berlin. Over Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed at the main railway station. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Charles Hibburt, pilot, †
Sgt William Henry Penrose, flight engineer, †
Sgt Joseph Bertram Kelly, navigator,
P/O Harry Bostock Pearson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Granville Hawkesworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Douglas Harding, air gunner,
F/Sgt Michael Briton Budd, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942 at 0314 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5496
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
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 Woodhall Spa at 0005LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed at the main railway station. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Stanley Cooper, pilot,
Sgt Richard Oxley, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Terence Raymond Whitehead, observer,
F/Sgt George Henry Peter Dean, bomb aimer,
Sgt Sidney Martin Girvin, wireless operator,
Sgt William Forbes Gray, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Brook, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Bremen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2309LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Bürgerpark in the city center. Four crew members were killed while an air gunner survived and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Harry Ledger, pilot, †
P/O Gerard McKee Beech, observer, †
P/O John Eric Coleman, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Jack Robert Ludkin, air gunner, †
F/Sgt D. A. Hunter, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Bremen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1942 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3473
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Norman John Edwards, pilot, †
P/O Laurence Alan Edward Osbon,
Sgt Frederick Ralph Arthan, wireless operator, †
Sgt William George Cormack, air gunner, †
P/O Kenneth Edward Steel Muggleton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Bremen

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1217
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Mieczysław Karol Borodej,
F/Sgt Ludwik Tadeusz Cieslak,
Sgt Andrzej Wlodzimierz Kleeberg,
Sgt Antoni Mlodzik,
Sgt Antoni Stalewski,
F/O V. Riedl.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Bremen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5486
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2140LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Woltmershausen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Stephen Herring, pilot,
P/O Jeffrey Drewsen, pilot,
Sgt Denis Edgar Phare, observer,
Sgt Peter John Davey, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Kay, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Henry Reels, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bremen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6193
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0515LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Samuel Joseph Magee, pilot,
Sgt David Arthur Dupree, observer,
Sgt Allan Ernest Routley, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bremen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6020
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0510LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Lawrence Victor Elliott Petley, pilot,
F/Lt Raymond Arthur Bailey, observer,
F/Sgt Wilfred Marshall Harris, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bremen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7486
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 0521LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in flames while trying to evacuated the area. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Michael Montgomery Lambert, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Copeland, observer,
Sgt Frederick William Rodney Charles, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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