Nederweert | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 2314LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Nederweert, killing all seven crew members.
Crew:
F/O Philip Charles Bradley Drayton, pilot,
Sgt Keith John Frost, flight engineer,
Sgt George Langdon Bottomley, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Alan Genever, navigator,
Sgt Ivor Edwin George Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Harry Frederic Barker, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas William Tremble Stoddart, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Nederweert: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0235 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 440 Wellington X

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HE699

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Kirmington - Kirmington

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2357LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nederweert, killing all six crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Lowe, pilot,
Sgt George James Mitchener, navigator,
Sgt Stanley Francis Barrow, wireless operator,
F/O Ronald Thomas Douglas, bomb aimer,
Sgt John George Watkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Malcolm Chisnall, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Nederweert: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2321 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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JB845

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2000LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nederweert, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Ottewill Richardson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Osbourne Mitchell Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/O Charles Robert Cecil Aust Allberry, navigator,
Sgt Reginald John Kernick, navigator,
F/O Lancelot Rodney Cayley Shadwell, wireless operator,
Sgt John McCormick, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Henry Webb, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Nederweert

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941 at 0130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6505

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Dishforth – Dishforth

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2017

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2059LT on August 24 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed some 5 km southeast of Nederweert. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Charles W. King,
Sgt Alfred Roger Lacharite,
Sgt Cecil James Powell,
F/O Eric Roy Templer,
Sgt V. Thompson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Nederweert: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0145 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1222

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2301LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Nederweert. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Palmer, pilot,
F/Sgt Neil Caldwell Cook, pilot,
Sgt William James Howard Hartry, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Patrick Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Thomson McDonald, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Fullard, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.