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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Lemmer: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED935
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
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 Warboys at 2338LT on June 11 on an operation to Münster. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the IJsselmeer off Lemmer. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth Laurence William Lay, pilot,
F/O John Albert Cowley, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Edward Ratcliff, flight engineer,
F/O Robert Maxwell Bryant, navigator,
Sgt Donald Compton Bauman, bomb aimer,
Sgt William John Drake, wireless operator,
Sgt John Richard Curtis, air gunner,
Sgt William Forster, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Lemmer: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7569
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
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 Oakington at 2005LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Lemmer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ben Dallenger, pilot,
P/O Robert Edward Clarke, pilot,
Sgt Peter Sandison, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Donald Trevor Lamb, observer,
Sgt William James Anderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Hugh Crabtree, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Oldfield Goddard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III of Lemmer: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0321 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1624
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2308LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 10 km southwest of Lemmer. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Leonard Marton Mason, pilot, †
P/O Charles Frederick Thorpe, navigator,
Sgt James Anthony Brogan, bomb aimer, †
P/O Charles Bernard Frere Pilgrim, wireless operator,
P/O Joseph Armand Arthur Rondeau, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Lemmer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in the IJsselmeer some 6 km west of Lemmer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Francis Constantine Phipps, pilot,
Sgt Terence Patrick Mowan, observer,
Sgt Allan Arthur Miles, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lemmer: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1718
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2307LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer off Lemmer. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jiri Mares,
F/Lt Otakar Cerny,
Sgt Frantisek Knap,
Sgt Jaroslav Nyc,
Sgt Karel Stastny,
P/O Jaroslav Zafouk.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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