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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1115
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Igstadt
Hesse
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 Middleton St George at 2142LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Igstadt, about 11 km northeast of Mainz. Both air gunners were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt E. G. S. Monk, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Francis John Lemon, flight engineer,
P/O Eric Herbert Bodman, navigator,
Sgt Herbert Corbishley, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Kimber, wireless operator,
Sgt John Peart, air gunner, †
Sgt John Arnold Mitchell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Méan: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0054 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Méan
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2141LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Méan. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Donald Arthur Kingston, pilot, †
P/O Graham Watson MacAllister, pilot, †
Sgt Patrick McCann, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ivor Brinley Griffiths, wireless operator, †
Sgt Johnstone Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Frederick Burrell, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Geoffrey Kendall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W1233
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2139LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Fleetwood-May, pilot,
F/Sgt Francis Neville Thomasson, pilot,
F/Sgt Graham Henry David Higgins, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Kelly, flight engineer,
P/O John Frederick Myrick, wireless operator,
Sgt Jackson Osbourne Harrison, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice James Hisley, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1016
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 0007LT on an operation to Osnabrück. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Marrison Howard, flight engineer,
Sgt George Arthur Palmer, observer,
F/Sgt Ernest James Ironmonger, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Joseph Navin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Aulden Claire Porter, air gunner,
Sgt George Desmond Lloyd Humphreys, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Holtby: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1942 at 2018 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1228
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Holtby
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1958LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It crashed at 2018LT due to the premature ignition of the photo flash. In the last few seconds of the flight, a violent explosion occurred and the wreckage spread over a wide area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Alfred Norman Thompson, pilot,
F/Sgt John Eric Nicholson, pilot,
Sgt John Taylor Murray, flight engineer,
P/O Arnold Robson, observer,
Sgt Laurence George Harvey, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ronald Leonard Stevens, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil Richard Rundle, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Premature ignition of the photo flash in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Hoek van Holland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1237
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
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 Middleton St George at 0049LT on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Count Jacques Marie Joseph A. D'Ursel, pilot,
F/Sgt William Ernest Samuel Luck, flight engineer,
Sgt William John Cole, navigator,
F/Sgt Arthur George Johnston, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Scott, wireless operator,
Sgt James George Arthur Hoare, air gunner,
Sgt Gerard Joseph Michael Cantwell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Sint Odiliënberg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1942 at 0017 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1180
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Sint Odiliënberg
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2155LT on August 5 on an operation to Bochum. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sint Odiliënberg. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Crossfield Stevens, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Greenacre, flight engineer,
P/O Robert Shipley, navigator,
Sgt Donald Willoughby, bomb aimer,
Sgt John William Clarke, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Maurice Gall, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Richard Gilbert, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Stock: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
BB195
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Stock
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2326LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot about by a German fighter while over southern Holland and heading for base. During the engagement, Sgt McAuley was mortally wounded, though P/O Glasgow succeeded in shooting down their attacker. Shortly after regaining the East Anglia coast, the Halifax was abandoned and left to crash at 0325LT into a field cropped with mangles, some 300 yards from Fristling Hall Farm, Stock. A crew was killed, two others were injured and four escaped unhurt. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt John Anthony McAuley, wireless operator,
Sgt H. S. Greenwood,
P/O W. R. Waite,
F/Sgt W. N. Geddie,
Sgt G. R. Poole,
Sgt J. F. Miller,
P/O S. N. Glasgow.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Calais

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1059
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Calais
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2310LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night and flying off the Belgian coast, it was badly damaged by a German fighter. The pilot was eventually forced to ditch the airplane into the sea off Calais. All seven crew members were picked up 14 hours later by an air sea rescue.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles George Dennis, pilot,
Sgt Griffiths, flight engineer,
Sgt P. P. Smith, navigator,
Sgt Newman, bomb aimer,
Sgt Keikibelt, wireless operator,
Sgt R. Grey, air gunner,
F/Sgt W. Dewhurst, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Pippensen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9485
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Pippensen
Lower Saxony
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 Middleton St George at 2303LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Pippensen. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Barr, flight engineer, †
P/O Arthur Stuart Hawkins, observer, †
Sgt Douglas Lester Osborne, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric James Butt,
Sgt Charles Morris Muir,
Sgt Reginald George William Woollard,
Sgt E. C. Sudbury.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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