Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Markelo: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4861
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Markelo
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2255LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed north of Markelo. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Norman Mounsey, pilot, †
Sgt Walter Benson Jowett, flight engineer,
F/O William Butler Whitaker, navigator, †
Sgt Albert Dews, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Sydney George Miller, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth George Legg, air gunner, †
Sgt Harry Pierpoint, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Scherlebeck: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4366
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Scherlebeck
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2329LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Approaching Recklinghausen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Scherlebeck, north of Herten. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick William Morgan, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Foster, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gordon Leslie Fountain, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth J. G. Walker, bomb aimer,
Sgt Raymond Maginnis, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Reginald Richmond, air gunner, †
Sgt Gordon Thomas Spiece, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Blankenberge

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5688
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Blankenberge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2324LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to ditch the airplane into the North Sea, some 19 km northwest of Blankenberge (coordinates 51° 25' N 2° 55' E). All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt C. V. Scott, pilot,
Sgt H. T. Bedford,
Sgt G. H. Russell,
Sgt R. F. Rees,
Sgt G. D. Mitchell,
P/O P. H. Phillips,
Sgt L. F. Range, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED476
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Duisburg
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 2340LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Ian Hamilton Alexander, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Rome, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Richard Douglas Fraser,
Sgt Edgar David Harrison, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Ackroyd Stephens, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Bell, air gunner,
F/Sgt David Hugh Williams, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Aalten: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1943 at 0236 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4925
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Aalten
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby in the evening of April 30 on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Aalten. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Wallace Potts, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank Bruce Gillan, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Martin, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Derek Sheldon, navigator,
Sgt William Woodland, navigator,
F/Sgt Kenneth Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Gill, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Sidney Harris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED325
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Rozewie
Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie)
Country:
Poland
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 in the evening of April 28 on mine laying duties in the Spinach region. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Baltic Sea off Rozewie. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Laurence Walter George Head, pilot,
Sgt Harry Hargreaves Wensley, flight engineer,
Sgt Joseph Short, observer,
Sgt John Willatt, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frederick George Roscoe Gibbs, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Thomas Murphy, air gunner,
Sgt Donald William Payne, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943 at 0037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM313
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Kritzmow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 on a mine laying operation in the Geraniums region. Approaching Rostock, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kritzmow, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Edward Frederick Tyler, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Jury, flight engineer,
Sgt Frank Grant, navigator,
F/O William James Dowdell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Ernest Lind, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Edward Haywood, air gunner,
Sgt Henry Wilford, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Łeba: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Łeba
Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie)
Country:
Poland
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 on the evening of April 28 on a mine laying operation i the Spinach region. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea 3 km off Łeba. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Elsworthy, pilot,
Sgt Edward Alexander Pye, flight engineer,
F/O Basil Vernon Lancelot Veira, navigator,
P/O James Love Haddow, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt William Edwin Freeman, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil William Sinclair Downes, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Columba Grant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4954
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Świnoujście
West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)
Country:
Poland
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 in the evening of April 28 on a mine laying operation in the Spinach region. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Świnoujście, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Ronald Hugh Ashton, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Goodhand, flight engineer,
Sgt Edwin George Buscombe, navigator,
Sgt John Mackintosh, bomb aimer,
Sgt Maurice Savage, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Stephen Huggard, air gunner,
Sgt Peter Lees, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED818
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Vresen Island
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
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 in the evening of April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vresen Island, south of Nyborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Colverd Richards, pilot,
Sgt Harold Vivian Durrant, flight engineer,
F/O Gordon Francis Jones, navigator,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Rummery, bomb aimer,
Sgt Fergus Thomas Peake, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace James Colwill, air gunner,
P/O Robert Pickering Cryer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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