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Crash of a Douglas DC-3-268 into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1943 at 2341 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
SE-BAF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Aberdeen – Stockholm
MSN:
2133
YOM:
1939
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft christened 'Gladan' left Aberdeen-Dyce Airport at 2023LT bound for Stockholm-Bromma. At 2341LT, eleven minutes after the last radio contact, while cruising at an altitude of 5,100 meters, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 70 km west of Hirsthals, Denmark. No trace of the aircraft was found.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
EE127
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
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 Warboys at 2313LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leo Frederick Joseph Brown, pilot,
Sgt Ivor Hall Bradley, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Albert Victor Newell, navigator,
P/O Robert Franklin Worthington, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Malpass, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Gilbert, air gunner,
Sgt Cecil Easton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM327
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
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 Bourn at 2241LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Joseph Laurence Moore, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Alfred Kerckhove, flight engineer,
S/L James Parker McMillin, navigator,
P/O William James Stephen, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alan Tomlinson, wireless operator,
Sgt John William Darroch, air gunner,
Sgt Louis Leslie Davis, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0324 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7878
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
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 Graveley at 2330LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 140 km west of Den Helder. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Michael Wilfred Peter Clarke, pilot,
Sgt Cledwyn Mathew Harcombe, flight engineer,
Sgt Francis Montague Mazin, navigator,
Sgt Bewick Johnston Dowse, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry Richard Fink, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph George Paul Emille Richer, air gunner,
Sgt Alister Campbell Macleod, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1157
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elvington - Elvington
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 Elvington at 2351LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt M. J. Fitzgerald, pilot,
Sgt R. Forster,
Sgt G. Wood,
F/O R. C. Bishop,
W/O F. O. Turner,
Sgt J. M. Dalton,
Sgt J. J. McPherson, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dunholme Lodge at 2350LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O H. C. Thompson, pilot,
Sgt N. England
Sgt L. A. Harrison,
Sgt L. R. McGrath,
Sgt N. Metcalfe,
Sgt S. D. Mindel
P/O L. S. Welsh,
Sgt J. H. Arlow, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF518
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2333LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Coverdale, pilot,
P/O George Charles William Parslow, navigator,
W/O Herman Stanley Fawns, wireless operator,
F/O John Brian Godfrey Bailey, bomb aimer,
F/O Bruce Samuel Fudge, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE985
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2349LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mikołaj Białobrówka, pilot,
P/O Józef Blajda, observer,
Sgt Jerzy Trzebuchowski,
Sgt Jan Ciuchciński, bomb aimer,
Sgt Roman Jacennik, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-70-BO Flying Fortress into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-29797
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn
MSN:
4911
YOM:
1943
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to the Chemische Werke synthetic rubber plant located in Hüls. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and ditched into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. A crew drowned and nine others were rescued by a RAF Air Sea Rescue boat.
Crew:
1st Lt Buster Peck, pilot,
1st Lt Francis A. Porada, copilot,
T/Sgt Ray R. Thompson, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Gerry B. Williams, navigator,
T/Sgt Jim F. Osborne, radio operator,
2nd Lt Chauncey H. Hicks, bombardier,
S/Sgt Norbert F. Swierz, waist gunner,
S/Sgt William G. Zeigler, waist gunner,
S/Sgt Russell D. Hatton, ball turret gunner,
S/Sgt Evert Lindberg, tail gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
EE121
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
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 Wyton at 2320LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Frisian Islands, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Howard Mappin, pilot,
Sgt Clarence Edgar Wiggett, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur John Boar, navigator,
Sgt George Alfred Livett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Allan Crank, wireless operator,
Sgt William Anderson, air gunner,
Sgt Francis William Turner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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