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

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4856
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2108LT on an operation to Munich. Outbound, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Hofstätten, some 19 km southeast of Kaiserslautern. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Leslie Grahame Goodley, pilot, †
Sgt Richard George Riley, flight engineer, †
P/O James Burdett Thompson, observer, †
S/L William Arthur Coleman Ball, navigator, †
P/O Leslie Jones, wireless operator,
F/Lt Christopher David Gilliat, air gunner, †
P/O Gerard Percy, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4896
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2015LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Fürth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Murray Edward White, pilot,
Sgt Clement Roland Swift, flight engineer,
W/O Robert Harvey Ward, navigator,
W/O Robert Douglas Strong, navigator,
P/O Walter Raymond Affleck, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John William Albert Dorsett, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Neale, air gunner, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2057 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LM304
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1908LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bönninghardt. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Stanley Gordon Hookway, pilot,
Sgt Eric Brandreth Alsop, flight engineer,
P/O Frederick William Hart, navigator,
F/O Ronald Douglas Turk, navigator,
Sgt Donald Heap, wireless operator,
F/O Edmund Luff, air gunner,
Sgt Walter Henry Clark, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Vlieland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED485
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1807LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea north of Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Edward Case, pilot,
Sgt John William Denby, flight engineer,
P/O Harry William Welch, navigator,
Sgt Elias Cuthbert, bomb aimer,
Sgt Hugh Alexander McLennen, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Percy George Bayliss, air gunner,
P/O Pierre Yves Camille Tremblay, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943 at 0617 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4853
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 0055LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the morning, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
W/O H. F. M. Taylor, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Drinkwater,
Sgt J. R. Hood,
Sgt B. H. Gooding,
F/Sgt J. McCrum,
F/Sgt H. W. Hawksley,
Sgt W. O. Woolnough, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943 at 1659 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9333
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Upwood - Warboys
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Upwood on a training flight to RAF Warboys. On approach, the pilot encountered limited visibility due to fog. On final, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in an open field, coming to rest upside down. Both crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Leeming, pilot +1.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Matignicourt-Goncourt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2313 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BK386
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1655LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Matignicourt-Goncourt, 5 km southeast of Vitry-le-François. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Stanley Julian Cybulski, pilot,
P/O Harry Thomas Boyes, navigator,
F/Lt William Samuel Crawford, observer,
F/O Lloyd Robertson Mann, wireless operator,
F/O Joseph Patrick Sullivan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Heijen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2019 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ589
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1820LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the destination, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heijen, 60 km northwest of Duisburg. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Anderson Proudfoot, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm Ronald Wallis, navigator, †
Sgt J. E. Madden, observer, †
Sgt Cyril Calvert, wireless operator,
P/O James Connacher Jackes, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Duisburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2002 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1660
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1802LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Frank Vernon Watkins, pilot, †
S/L John Carter, flight engineer,
P/O Sisson William Brooke-Norris, navigator, †
P/O Henry Campbell Arbic, wireless operator,
Sgt Murray Southey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Le Chanet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3672
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Le Chanet, some 10 km west northwest of Bar-sur-Aube. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward Albert Fletcher, pilot, †
F/Sgt Frederick Victor Brook, wireless operator, †
P/O George John Grayland, air gunner, †
P/O Roy Lister Myers,
F/Lt Norman Robert Watts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.