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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Wommelgem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1061
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Wommelgem
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2137LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. While returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wommelgem, west of Antwerp. Two crew were killed, four became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
W/O William Everett Lunan, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Alfred Scotland, flight engineer, †
Sgt John Randall Dickinson,
Sgt John Kingsley Howes,
F/Sgt Leslie Charles Jupp,
Sgt John Hugh Wyatt,
F/Sgt A. E. Fay.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Zevendonk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0334 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE244
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Zevendonk
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton 2339LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zevendonk, south of Turnhout. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Orval Milford Nelson, pilot,
Fl/Sgt Clarence Franklin Lloyd, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harold Price, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Cheval Archer Warr. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Heivoort: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Heivoort
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2352LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heivoort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Camps Hooper, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth McLennan, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Ernest Edward Bedford, observer,
Sgt Richard Henry Foster, observer,
Sgt Richard Frances Stainforth, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Alfred Oates, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aartselaar: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0236 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2254
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Aartselaar
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2350LT on June 25 on an intruder operation to Venlo Airfield. Ovedr Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Aartselaar. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Huxly Looker, pilot,
F/Sgt William George O'Neil, observer,
Sgt Gordon William Cox, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Gooreind: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942 at 0139 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3359
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Gooreind
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2355LT on June 16 on an operation to Essen. About 30 minutes out from the target, the crew encountered technical difficulties with the right propeller that developed excessive vibration. Later, the airplane was hit by light Flak and the crew eventually decided to abandon the airplane that crashed in Gooreind. The pilot was killed, two others became PoiW and two others evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Emile Leblanc, pilot, †
P/O John Henry Watson, navigator,
Sgt Eric Alfred Winkler, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman William Bradley, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Angus Bruneau Angers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Sint-Lenaarts

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9444
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Sint-Lenaarts
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2331LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sint-Lenaarts. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Paul Alexander Hilton,
Sgt Ronald Charles Vosper Prout,
Sgt Walter Sharp,
Sgt Charles Burdon,
Sgt Sewell Thickett,
Sgt Peter Edgar Davis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Postel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
R1615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Postel
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2353LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Postel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Wincenty Glowacki, pilot,
F/O Stefan Leopold Alojzy Praschill, pilot,
F/O Rajmund Kiwacz, observer,
Sgt Jarosław Zalewski, wireless operator,
P/O Jan Halastra, air gunner,
Sgt Wacław Żeligowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Voorheide: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
R5794
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Location:
Voorheide
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0007LT on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Voorheide. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Clifford Shackleton, pilot, †
F/Sgt Reginald Henry Hobson Garratt, pilot, †
Sgt Frank William Moles Wilson, observer, †
Sgt Reginald Cyril Shannon, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Douglas Nolan, wireless operator,
Sgt George John Arscott Miles, air gunner, †
Sgt Ernest Albert Patey, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Antwerp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HX375
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wing - Wing
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2259LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the harbor of Antwerp. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Edmonds, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Ironmonger Derry, pilot,
F/Sgt Keith Barkley Utman, observer,
Sgt Bruce Henry Edye, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Horner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Retie: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3469
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Retie
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2322LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying over Belgium, the port engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in Retie. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Alfred John Langton, pilot,
F/Sgt Graham Trevor Welsh,
Sgt John Haworth,
Sgt John Johnson,
Sgt Kenneth Richard Pexman, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
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