Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in Krefeld

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
TX215
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Krefeld
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The twin engine aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. There were no injuries.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 2339 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
BB327
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Krefeld
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 Saint George at 2147LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over Krefeld, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and the flight engineer became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Hubert Morris, pilot, †
Sgt Lavern Elmer Turner, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Godbold, navigator, †
F/O Arthur Reginald Hickey, navigator, †
Sgt Reginald John Amos, wireless operator, †
Sgt Percy John Ireland, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Delmar Cyril Way, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Krefeld: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4338
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Krefeld
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 Elsham Wolds at 1659LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Krefeld, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bertram Edwin Atwood, pilot, †
F/Sgt Orville Stotts O'Hair, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Lynn Davies, flight engineer, †
Sgt A. S. Laird,
F/Sgt Francis James McKeown, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Richard Lyall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Ernest Whiteman, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Krefeld: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4768
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Krefeld
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1850LT on an operation to Krefeld. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and four others parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ernest Rex Butterworth, pilot, †
Sgt Alfred Stanley Hatt, flight engineer,
F/O Charles Jack Osmond, observer, †
Sgt Eric Jonathan 'Bob' Marsh, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Peter John Pitchford, wireless operator, †
P/O Hector Jerese Henry, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Kinnear, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Krefeld

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1116
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
Krefeld
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1841LT on an operation to Krefeld. Believed to have been shot down by the German Flak over the target area. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Keith Abraham Baxter, pilot,
F/O Donald Scott Armstrong,
Sgt Cecil Melville Bradburn,
Sgt Henry George Clerke,
Sgt Howard Ralph Lang,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Shaw,
Sgt John Philip Stocks.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Krefeld: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Krefeld
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 Marham at 2357LT on July 25 on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Krefeld, southwest of Duisburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald Orlo Felt, pilot,
P/O John Walker Scott, observer,
Sgt Alwyne Robert Bowen, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil Stanley Weston, air gunner,
Sgt Cyril Wellesley Bourke, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Albatros L58a in Essen

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Albatros L58
Operator:
Registration:
D-576
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Krefeld – Essen
MSN:
10006
YOM:
1925
Location:
Essen-Mülheim
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Krefeld, the crew completed the approach when the aircraft landed hard. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane came to rest upside down. A passenger was unhurt while three other occupants were injured, two seriously.
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