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Suffolk

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in RAF Newmarket: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4635
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Newmarket AFB
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Newmarket, an engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in flames short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and the sole occupant was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Anthony Oliver Molesworth.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Huttenheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943 at 2235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF437
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Huttenheim
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1942LT on an operation to Nuremberg. North of Karlsruhe, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Huttenheim, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Raglan Davey, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Edgar Howlett, flight engineer,
W/O Anthony Arien, navigator,
P/O Ian James Duncan Brodie, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leighton Mansel Stone, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew James Feenan, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Bertram Tarrant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Newmarket

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 1920 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK647
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Newmarket AFB
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 Newmarket at 1920LT but lost power from the port inner engine and crash landed. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O R. F. Bennett, pilot,
Sgt J. B. Harrison,
Sgt A. L. Davidson,
Sgt E. R. Belford,
Sgt R. V. Weavers,
Sgt J. A. Pirie,
Sgt C. P. F. Middleton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Loss of power on the port inner engine after takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 2232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6123
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Texel Island
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 Newmarket at 2003LT on a mine laying operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km west of Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Cyril Going, pilot,
Sgt Emrys Herbert Weaver, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur Mervyn Bridgman, navigator,
F/Sgt Frederick Arthur William Willis, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Cedric Eyre, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Barkhouse Stewart, air gunner,
Sgt Clarence Sydney Burton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Plouay
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1753LT on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and abandoned by the crew before crashing in Plouay. Two crew members were killed, one evaded and four became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Roy Arthur Williams, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Gudmunsen, mechanic,
F/Sgt Donald Elgin Browne, navigator,
Sgt T. H. Smith, radio operator,
Sgt Harry Sawyer, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leonard R. Willis, air gunner,
P/O Dudley Harding-Smith, air gunner. †

Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK617
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Cromer
Norfolk
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 Newmarket at 1943LT on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. While returning to base in the late evening and approaching the British coast at an altitude of 1,500 feet, it caught fire and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Cromer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. E. Redding, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Legge,
Sgt A. J. D. Barton,
Sgt H. Dennis,
Sgt C. G. Phillips,
Sgt Wesley William Wilson,
Sgt P. P. D. Freeman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire of undetermined reason.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Enter: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2013 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK604
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Enter
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1823LT on an operation to Hamburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Enter. Four crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McCullough, pilot, †
P/O Raymond William Henderson,
Sgt Francis Frederick Allen, †
F/Sgt W. E. Gibbes,
Sgt Terence Austin Murphy, †
Sgt K. J. S. Smith,
Sgt K. E. Kimberley,
Sgt Paul Rodney Trevayne, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ingen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 1946 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9250
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Ingen
Gelderland
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 Newmarket at 1821LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ingen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Howard Blincoe, pilot,
P/O Andrew James Newell Scott, pilot,
Sgt Desmond David Hayward, flight engineer,
Sgt George Wood Cook, navigator,
Sgt Frank Arthur Boese, navigator,
F/O Harold Lowe, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward McDermott, air gunner,
Sgt Desmond Clearwater, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Saint-Thégonnec: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1943 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9248
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Saint-Thégonnec
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1746LT on an operation to Lorient. Passing over Morlaix, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kerescars, near Saint-Thégonnec. The pilot evaded while six other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Kidd, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Frank Mitchell, flight engineer, †
Sgt James William Schofield, navigator, †
Sgt Bernard Torrance, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Eric Berry, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Edward Brewster, air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Douglas Fowler, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in the Westeinderplassen

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Westeinderplassen
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1807LT on an operation to Fallersleben. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and German fighters and crashed in the Westeinderplassen, a lake located 7 km south of Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth John Dunmall, pilot,
W/O Kenneth John Atwell,
Sgt Kenneth David Glen,
P/O E. E. Williams,
Sgt Alden Lyle Magnus,
Sgt John Ritchie,
Sgt William James Stanley Voice, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a enemy fire.
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