Crash of a Avro 683 Lancaster I near Burdale: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1945 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
PD287
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Burdale
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Wickenby in the evening of July 13 on a night training exercise with 11 other similar aircraft. While cruising at an assigned altitude of 2,000 feet, the aircraft flew into a thunderstorm when it went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located near the village of Burdale, some 10 miles northwest of RAF Driffield. The rear gunner Sgt J. Critchley survived while six other occupants were killed.
Crew (626th Squadron):
F/Sgt S. P. Bell, pilot,
F/Sgt L. W. Garfield, navigator,
F/Sgt H. J. Plastow, wireless operator,
Sgt P. J. Allsebrook, air bomber,
Sgt S. Welsh, flight engineer,
Sgt R. C. T. Goldthorpe, air gunner,
Sgt J. Critchley, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near RAF Wickenby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1943 at 0435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4374
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Wickenby AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base following a night Bullseye exercise. On approach, it crashed for unknown reasons and was destroyed. Four crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Broomfield Lindup, pilot, †
Sgt Jenkin Gildas Lewis, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Eugene Salmers, navigator, †
Sgt R. A. Collins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Eric Lax, wireless operator, †
Sgt C. B. Anderson, air gunner,
Sgt F Mills, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Grote-Heide: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943 at 0145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED629
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Grote-Heide
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2257LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Grote-Heide. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur C. Aylard, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Scott, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas Alexander, navigator,
Sgt Maurice Roy Williams, bomb aimer,
Sgt Henry Joseph Patrick Lackey, wireless operator,
Sgt John Wilfred Noel Westlake, air gunner,
Sgt Rex Swain, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4992
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2313LT on June 14 on an operation to Oberhausen. Over Düsseldorf, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Stockum, south of the airport. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt William John Tucker, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Fletcher, flight engineer, †
P/O Kenneth Truelove, navigator,
Sgt John Johnston Simpson, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Brinley Oliver Davies, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Frank Gordon McKay, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Carter, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Wijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0314 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4791
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Wijk aan Zee
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 Wickenby at 2327LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed in Wijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Horace Shepherd, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Norman Pink, flight engineer,
Sgt William Edward Cunliffe, navigator,
Sgt Alan Arthur Gill, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Stephenson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Keith Benedict Davidson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Weston Robert Berry, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off IJmuiden: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
DV157
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
IJmuiden
North Holland
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 Wickenby at 2322LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off IJmuiden. Six crew members were killed and one was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Alfred William Doel, pilot, †
Sgt William Frank Biggs, flight engineer, †
W/O Robert Durham, navigator, †
F/Sgt Owen Kendrick Whyman, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Donald Lloyd Templeman, wireless operator,
F/O Owen Kenyon Jones, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Robert Pagett, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED522
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Düsseldorf
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 Wickenby at 2334LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Highet, pilot,
Sgt John Edgar Constable, flight engineer,
Sgt William Andrew Gillanders, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth John Tagg, bomb aimer,
Sgt Sidney Lazarus Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Robert Evans, air gunner,
Sgt Alan William Lee, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0224 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4373
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Neuss
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 Wickenby at 2301LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss, west of Düsseldorf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Patrick Raymond Ford, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Charles Avery, flight engineer,
Sgt James Albert Osborn, navigator,
Sgt Geoffrey William Twitty, bomb aimer,
Sgt Myer Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Anderson, air gunner,
Sgt Marcus Walter Stone, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Speldorf: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED996
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Speldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2256LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Speldorf, east of Duisburg. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Ivor Philip Chester Goudge, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Edward Graham, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Gorton,
Sgt Ronald Stuart Richmond, air bomber, †
Sgt Victor Wells, wireless operator, †
Sgt Joseph Hardman, air gunner, †
Sgt Norman Morgan Hatch, air gunner. †

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Ratingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0243 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED967
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Ratingen
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 Wickenby at 0037LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ratingen, east of Düsseldorf Airport. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert James Steele, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Alwyn Prowse, flight engineer,
F/O Cecil Bertie Hooper, navigator,
Sgt Douglas William Creevy, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edward Temple Powell, wireless operator,
Sgt Sydney Arthur James Bailey, air gunner,
F/Sgt Leslie Charles Schroeder, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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