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 an Avro 683 Lancaster II in Gelsenkirchen: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943 at 0057 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
DS655
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
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:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2320LT on May 27 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gelsenkirchen. Six crew members were killed while the pilot survived and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O G. W. Cammell, pilot,
Sgt Eric Gordon Baker, †
F/O George William Cooper, †
Sgt George Albert Parker, †
F/O Halford Douglas Pye, †
F/O Robert Ryland Reid, †
F/O David Stuart Williams, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Gelsenkirchen: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE162
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2252LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Gelsenkirchen, west of Dortmund. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Staniforth, pilot,
Sgt Harry George Graham, navigator,
Sgt Ronald William Lynn, bomb aimer,
Sgt George William Challoner James, wireless operator,
Sgt Bertie Edward Taylor, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Gelsenkirchen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK564
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Dalton at 1934LT on an operation to Bochum. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Gelsenkirchen and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured. One died on 12 April from injuries sustained and another became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Louis Raymond Ferrier Cartier, pilot, †
F/Sgt Preben Brandt Gustavsen, navigator, †
Sgt Harold Frank Rhodes, wireless operator, †
F/O John Frederick Spencer, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Dale King, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Gelsenkirchen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7753
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 0005LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Gelsenkirchen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leslie Elmer Bradbury, pilot,
Sgt Eric George Kendall, pilot,
Sgt Peter Roy, flight engineer,
Sgt Aubrey John Fromings, observer,
F/Sgt William James Smart, wireless operator,
Sgt Russell Walter Brindley, wireless operator,
Sgt William Walton, air gunner,
P/O Reginald Alfred Petherbridge, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Gelsenkirchen: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7534
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Gelsenkirchen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Harry Dent, pilot,
F/Sgt Clarence Henry Muir, pilot,
Sgt Richard Sweet Cruise, flight engineer,
P/O Sydney Stephen Dimond, observer,
Sgt Geoffrey Charles Bunning, wireless operator,
Sgt John Henry Munday, wireless operator,
P/O William Davies, air gunner,
Sgt Patrick Gerald McGrath, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Gelsenkirchen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1942 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9487
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
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:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2200LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. Approaching Gelsenkirchen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. Six crew members were killed while the observer became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Keith Francis Lloyd-Jones, pilot, †
F/O William Culmsee, pilot, †
P/O R. Fairclough, observer,
Sgt Harvey Ernest Hothersall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Philip Lawrence Wheeldon, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Richard William Albert Hawksworth, air gunner, †
Sgt Wallace Alfred Richard Moule, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1942 at 0129 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HF856
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Stradishall at 2250LT on an operation to Essen. It crashed for unknown reasons in Hüllen, a district of Gelsenkirchen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Walter Murray, pilot,
F/Sgt Harry Alyn Neal, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Walter Penny, navigator,
Sgt Fred Bonser, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt David Smith, wireless operator and air gunner,
Cpt Harold MacRae Butterworth, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Gelsenkirchen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3210
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2145LT on July 20 on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances, maybe in the vicinity of the target area. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George Hamilton Muirhead, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick John Baulch Winch, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank Herbert Edward Phillips, air gunner, †
Sgt Trevor Ewart Stevens Alderwick,
Sgt James Albert Theed,
P/O J. Littlejohn.
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