Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Mülheim an der Ruhr: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0152 LT
Operator:
Registration:
JD251
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2335LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the central cemetery. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Hugh Elliot, pilot, †
Sgt J. E. Davidson, flight engineer,
Sgt Terence Bennett, navigator, †
Sgt William Richard Newton, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Frank Hawes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Stephen William Kennedy, air gunner, †
Sgt Cyril James Matthews, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Mülheim an der Ruhr: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0134 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EE166
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2315LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Leonard Eric Harrison, pilot,
Sgt Jack Sidney Callcut, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Henry Bartlett, navigator,
F/O Robert Jarvis Heffernan,
Sgt Stanley Kenneth Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Albert Charles Cotton, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ronald John Lockrey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Mülheim: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0127 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7290
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2255LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While flying over Duisburg at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and the right engine exploded. Five crew members were able to bail out when the airplane rolled over, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion, killing both other occupants.
Crew (49th Squadron):
P/O Philip Nevil Floyd, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Evans Randall,
Sgt John Ross McKenzie Valentine,
Sgt John Smith, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick Edward Woodrow,
Sgt James Frank Wright,
Sgt Eric Probert.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Mülheim an der Ruhr: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8839
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2342LT on August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Edward Kking, pilot, †
Sgt Bernard Thomas Kearsley, observer, †
Sgt Alexander Adam Cormack, wireless operator, †
Sgt Tony Arnold,
Sgt Alexander Charles Theodore Barter,
Sgt James Cameron Bredin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.