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

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1943 at 0256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED307
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
Nuenen
North Brabant
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 Dunholme Lodge at 2327LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. The following night, while returning to base and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nuenen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Vernon Leslie Hulbert, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Mansell Lewis, flight engineer,
Sgt Joshua Alan Sykes, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Tooth, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Rees Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt George Albert Denney, air gunner,
F/Sgt Patrick James Galligan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Texel Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5740
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
Texel Island
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 Dunholme Lodge at 2251LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 50 km west of Texel Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Derek Minden Sharp, pilot,
P/O Donald MacLean Struthers, copilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Johnstone, flight engineer,
Sgt Rowland Josiah Dash, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Herbert William Thompson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Henry Morris, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Reginald Hylton Griffiths, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth William Langstaff, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dunholme Lodge at 2350LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O H. C. Thompson, pilot,
Sgt N. England
Sgt L. A. Harrison,
Sgt L. R. McGrath,
Sgt N. Metcalfe,
Sgt S. D. Mindel
P/O L. S. Welsh,
Sgt J. H. Arlow, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near RAF Dunholme Lodge: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1943 at 0156 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4932
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
Dunholme Lodge AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed at 0156LT some 3 km southeast of RAF Dunholme Lodge while engaged on night bombing practice. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Edwin Hill, pilot,
Sgt Roger Desmond Landers, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Neville George Smith, navigator,
Sgt William Newton Lancaster, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Hartley Nicholls, bomb aimer,
W/O Thomas Joseph Shields, air gunner,
F/Sgt Jack Walter Feagan, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Meijel: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4949
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
Meijel
Limburg
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 Dunholme Lodge at 2232LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down a German fighter and crashed near Meijel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Peter James Shearman, pilot,
F/Sgt Edward Lockington Pugh, flight engineer,
P/O Norman Lewis Ballamy, navigator,
F/O Frank Mansell Richards, navigator,
Sgt Benjamin William Card, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Clifford Andrew Zedy, air gunner,
Sgt Clifford Walter Akeister, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0102 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4936
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
Hushoven
Limburg
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 Dunholme Lodge at 2217LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down a German fighter and crashed in Hushoven, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Geoffrey Brandrick Haywood, pilot,
Sgt Raymond George Foot, flight engineer,
F/O Ronald Kirby, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Boardman, bomb aimer,
Sgt Royce William Rivers, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Charles Henry Brand, air gunner,
Sgt John Hubert Armstrong, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Dunholme Lodge

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7473
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Dunholme Lodge AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Dunholme Lodge, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed near the runway end. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure short after rotation.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Dunholme Lodge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
AT659
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
MSN:
3828
YOM:
1941
Location:
Dunholme Lodge AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Dunholme Lodge. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed south of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lloyd Donald James Crozier, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Dunbar Dakin, pilot,
F/O Hugh Martin McGuffie, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
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