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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster in Pot-de-Vin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1944 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
L7576
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Pot-de-Vin
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Mildenhall at 2200LT on July 28 on a bombing mission to Stuttgart. While cruising by night over east of France, the bomber was shot dowb by the Lt Walter Swoboda and crashed in a uninhabited area, some 50 km west of Strasbourg. Five crew members were killed while two others were rescued.
Crew (622nd Squadron):
F/O Harold Sherman Peabody, †
F/O G. J. Wishart,
F/O James Harrington Doe, †
F/O R. L. Fiddick,
Sgt Arthur Payton, wireless operator and air gunner, †
F/Sgt Richard Godfrey Proulx, air gunner, †
Sgt Percy William Buckley, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Tienray: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM465
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Tienray
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Mildenhall in the evening of June 12 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a field located in Tienray. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Carl Thompson, pilot,
Roderick McMillan, navigator,
Ronald Lemky, flight engineer,
Sgt Jack Trend, radio operator,
Sgt Tom Stubbs, air gunner,
Sgt Duke Pelham, air gunner,
Sgt Dick Mobbs, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LL812
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Oirschot
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 crew left RAF Mildenhall at 2300LT on June 12 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen. While overflying The Netherlands, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German night fighter and crashed in a field located in Oirschot, northwest of Eindhoven. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (622th Squadron):
P/O William Frederick Henry Rattle, pilot,
Sgt Richard John William Moore, navigator,
Sgt Francis Michael Leaney, flight engineer,
F/S Richard Paul Percival Holden,
F/O Walter Richard Tanner, air bomber,
Sgt Martin Dea, mid gunner,
Sgt Reginald Bramley, rear gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German night fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
L7527
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Aachen
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:
While flying over the region of Aachen, the four engine bomber went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (15th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Gordan Marsh,
Sgt William Henry Dean,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Bland,
Sgt Maurice Charles Spice,
Sgt Victor Kingsbury Lewis,
Sgt Alfred Rowe Newell,
Sgt Burton Orval Brophey.
Probable cause:
Exploded in mid air for unknown reason.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0221 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK699
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Ameland Island
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 Mildenhall at 2335LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee off Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Maurice Allen Chapman, pilot,
Sgt Terence Eugene Warbey, flight engineer,
P/O Robert Frank Pavely, navigator,
F/O Arthur Woodward, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Condron, wireless operator,
Sgt Allen Kenneth Smith, air gunner,
F/Sgt Donald Edward Campbell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Orford

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EH890
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Orford
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2325LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was very severely damaged while over enemy territory. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched into the North Sea some 24 km east of Orford. A crew bailed out and became PoW while six other crew members were rescued and returned to service.
Crew:
Sgt W. Towse, pilot,
Sgt H. F. Brodie, flight engineer,
Sgt J. Barrass, navigator,
Sgt R. T. Martin, bomb aimer,
Sgt N. J. Pawley, wireless operator,
Sgt W. Duval, air gunner,
Sgt J. A. Baldwin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Otterlo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK656
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Otterlo
Gelderland
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 Mildenhall at 2330LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Otterlo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John Vincent Hawkins, pilot,
Sgt Francis Henry Williams, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Dalton Joseph Tickle, navigator,
F/O Lloyd John Gwynne, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alexander Walter Crozier, wireless operator,
Sgt George Cairns Hutton, air gunner,
Sgt Morven Webster, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Kessenich: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Kessenich
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2338LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kessenich. Two crew members were killed, two evaded and three became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack William Newport, pilot, †
Sgt David Stephen Percy Roberts, flight engineer,
P/O Donald Ivor Turner, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Kellett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Mosedale, wireless operator,
Sgt John George Damboise, air gunner,
Sgt Wilfred Chalmers Macaulay, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Beveren: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK815
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Beveren
East Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2355LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beveren. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Eric Frederick Curtis, pilot, †
F/Sgt Francis Dennis McQuillan, pilot, †
Sgt Roy Thomas Davis, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur Francis Stephens, navigator, †
F/O Edward Norman Billington, bomb aimer, †
F/O Russell John Hunter, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Allen Waugh, air gunner,
Sgt James Patrick Martin, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Den Helder: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF571
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Den Helder
North 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 Mildenhall at 2336LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 25 km southwest of Den Helder. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Ellithorne Allen, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Wright, flight engineer,
Sgt Aston Crawford Lake, navigator,
Sgt Henry Charles Relph, bomb aimer,
Sgt Wilfred Stanley Champ, wireless operator,
Sgt Leon Wilfred Joseph Dawson, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Kirk Fowler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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