Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Bakermarksedijk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0219 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Bakermarksedijk
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2250LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bakermarksedijk. Six crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Eric Winks Davidson, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Cowgill, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Gareth Vaughan Williams, navigator, †
Sgt Edward Whitby Henry Browne, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Albert Francis, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Cecil Horace Sinclair, air gunner, †
W/O Lawson Frederick Spraling, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Hardewijk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0106 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4367
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Hardewijk
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 Syerston at 2245LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 20 km northwest of Hardewijk. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter John Page, pilot,
Sgt Edward Ernest Tyler, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Hancock, navigator,
F/Sgt John Macmillan, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Pass, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Hiram Edwin Davies, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Charles Welch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0118 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4798
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Pattern
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2226LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pattern, 40 km west of Cologne. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alan William Pullan, pilot, †
F/O James Rutherford Hutton Bell, †
Sgt Bernard Stanley Bridge, †
Sgt Cecil Thomas Oswald Dudley, navigator, †
F/O Jean Paul Laurin, †
Sgt John Nuttall, †
Sgt Percy Frederick Cottle, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Stinson Morley, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Rozendaal: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0144 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5551
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Rozendaal
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2240LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down a German fighter and crashed near Rozendaal. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Brown, pilot, †
Sgt Ewen Cameron McMillan, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Allen Beaton, navigator, †
Sgt Robert Staples Pegg, bomb aimer,
F/O Ernest George Seall, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Frederick James Stoker, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Wilcock, air gunner, †
Sgt Angus Granger Ballantyne, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Dinslaken: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0129 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED649
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Dinslaken
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:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2240LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Dinslaken, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Harold Denis Oates, pilot,
Sgt James Hindley, flight engineer,
F/O Robert Henry Parr, navigator,
F/O Donald Leslie Stevenson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Ernest Bell, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Vincent Sweeney, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5677
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Wuppertal
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:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2245LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the target area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Richard Belcher Whyatt, pilot,
Sgt Louis Thomas Delorme, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Francis Coverdale, navigator,
Sgt Eric William Cosnett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Maurice William Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Leadbetter, air gunner,
Sgt Anthony William Chapman, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Warmond

Date & Time: May 28, 1943 at 0159 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4842
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Warmond
South 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 Syerston at 2150LT on May 27 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Warmond. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Alexander Robbins, pilot,
Sgt Johnson Seedhouse, flight engineer,
Sgt Leslie Charles Carpenter, navigator,
Sgt Leslie Calvert, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Frederick Calvert, wireless operator,
Sgt Howard John Taylor, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Nicholas Denton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 2342 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5611
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Rossum
Overijssel
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 Syerston at 2130LT on an operation to Plzeň. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rossum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Francis James Howell, pilot,
Sgt Duncan Grey, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Bill Hiram Hill, navigator,
Sgt Ernest George Ronald Beacham, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert William Littlefair, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Allan Dunmore, air gunner,
W/O Douglas Seldon Mitchell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Amsterdam: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4269
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Amsterdam
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 Syerston at 0005LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over Amsterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the north part of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Peter Henry Alderton, pilot,
Sgt Sydney Lupton, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Edward Sloan, navigator,
F/O Julian Vernon Orison Wood, bomb aimer,
W/O William Joseph Reid, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Douglas Whitehall, air gunner,
Sgt John Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED451
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Wulfen
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:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2355LT on April 30 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wulfen, 29 km north of Essen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Sydney Abel, pilot,
Sgt John Gordon Alderson, flight engineer,
P/O Vincent Anthony Nono, navigator,
P/O Stanley Plaskett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Malcolm Harrower, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Lionel Barber, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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