Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Diergaarde: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941 at 0119 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4233
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
1906
YOM:
1940
Location:
Diergaarde
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2258LT on June 30 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the south of Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Diergaarde, east of Maastricht. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Bruckshaw, pilot,
F/O Arthur Leslie Pullen, pilot,
Sgt Frank Gerald Coulby, observer,
Sgt John Cruikshanks Newlands, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Sills, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Cuxhaven: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0244 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2043
YOM:
1941
Location:
Cuxhaven
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Wadden Sea, between the estuaries of Weser and Elbe, near Cuxhaven. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Condie McArthur, pilot,
Sgt Donald Macauley Philp, pilot,
F/Sgt Ernest John James Raper, observer,
Sgt William James Clarke, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Samuel Shannon Carlile, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Dollern: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6647
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2081
YOM:
1941
Location:
Dollern
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2232LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dollern. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Singleton, pilot,
Sgt John Clayton Goodwin, pilot,
Sgt Hugh Gartside Chorlton, observer,
Sgt Joseph Humphries, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Norman Williams, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hamburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0142 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6630
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2064
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hamburg
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2241LT on June 27 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the center of the city, at Ackermannstrasse. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ray Berysford Edwards, pilot,
P/O Ralph Edward Tidswell, pilot,
Sgt Jeffrey Leon Ransson, observer,
Sgt Laurence Dobinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Brinley Roberts, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley in Brunsbüttel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0111 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4269
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Brunsbüttel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2236LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed west of Brunsbüttel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Morray Nigel Feltham Jones, pilot,
Sgt Albert Philip Nicoll, pilot,
P/O Austen Bleakley, observer,
Sgt Rudolf Dey Davidson, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward George Whitehead, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Pratt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Heligoland Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6759
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2147
YOM:
1941
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2238LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Heligoland Island. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Garrick David Jackson, †
Sgt Eric William Gordon Dickey,
P/O Robert George Poulter,
Sgt Neville Jannison Ranson,
Sgt John Laing Dewar Morrison Urquh.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Meldorf

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4297
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
1950
YOM:
1940
Location:
Meldorf
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2231LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Meldorf. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Neville Drenon Bailey,
Sgt Brian Newsome Booth,
Sgt James Macintosh Culley,
Sgt William Marshall Featherstone,
Sgt Bertram Robert Wallace.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6568
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2039
YOM:
1941
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2238LT on June 28 on an operation to Bremen. It was hit by the German Flak and later ditched in the North Sea some 100 miles east of Flamborough. A Lindholme dinghy was dropped and the crew was rescued the following day. Unfortunately, the pilot died before rescue teams arrived on scene.
Crew:
Sgt Bernarad Caldwell Culy Harpur, pilot, †
F/O D. F. E. C. Dean,
P/O L. A. Kayes,
Sgt S. R. Mayston,
Sgt W. F. Thuell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Kirchhellen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6510
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2022
YOM:
1941
Location:
Kirchhellen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2257LT on June 13 on an operation to Schwerte. Passing north of Essen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kirchhellen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Victor Alderton, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Percy Glassborow, pilot,
Sgt Ivor Peter Hunter, pilot,
Sgt Conrad Thomas Frederick Baldwin, observer,
Sgt Arthur Charles Fletcher, wireless operator,
Sgt James Robert Fraser, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Eindhoven: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0318 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z6489
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2001
YOM:
1941
Location:
Eindhoven
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2306LT on June 12 on an operation to Schwerte. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waalre, in the south suburb of Eindhoven. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Chapman, pilot,
P/O Raymond Woodrow Dawson, observer,
Sgt James Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt John Franklin James,
Sgt John Matthew Bailey Tunnah, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Ridd Winter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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