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

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4772
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
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 Swinderby at 1627LT on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base in the late evening and flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Arthur Read, pilot,
F/O Laurence Edwin Stockwell, flight engineer,
P/O Brinley Ewart Morgan, navigator,
F/O Frank Redman Leonard, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ernest Charles Webb, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Thane Pitman, air gunner,
Sgt Peter Henry Pearce, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Ameland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1943 at 1742 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE152
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Leconfield at 1621LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. V. Babington, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Austin, copilot,
F/Sgt H. W. Stewart, navigator,
Sgt L. H. Tabner, observer,
Sgt M. Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt A. J. Chester, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II on Schiermonnikoog Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943 at 1822 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
BB252
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 Melbourne at 1617LT on a mine laying operation in the Nectarines area. Approaching the Frisian Islands at an altitude of about 1,100 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on the island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eddie Fish, pilot,
Sgt Alan Smith, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Wilmer Smith, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Brian Fetherstonhaugh, navigator,
F/Sgt Arthur William Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Michael John Boyle, air gunner,
F/Sgt Lawrence Clifford King, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1942 at 0017 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM695
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2777
YOM:
1941
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2230LT on December 22 on an operation to the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Lloyd Ellam, pilot,
W/O Joseph Lucien Gaucher, observer,
Sgt E. F. Willson, wireless operator,
F/O Charles Walter Woodward, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2022 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED355
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Ypecolsga
Friesland
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 Waddington on an operation to Nienburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash in Ypecolsga, killing all seven crew members.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Glen Dening, pilot,
Sgt John Arthur Callan, flight engineer,
Sgt Gordon Bowden Wilkinson, observer,
F/O Maurice Alfred Nias, observer,
Sgt Leonard George Powell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward Croal, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Mcbain James Stark, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson VI off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
EW903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Docking - Docking
MSN:
414-6787
YOM:
1942
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Docking on a maritime patrol flight off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km north of Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Carolus Ludovicus van Heugten, pilot,
Sgt Laurens Abraham Hoogteiling, observer,
Sgt Jacob de Ligt, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Jan Adrianus den Ouden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Bornwird: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3310
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Bornwird
Friesland
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 Kirmington at 1730LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bornwird, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Douglas Vary Prosser, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey George Golding, pilot,
F/O Donald James MacPherson, observer,
Sgt William Hurrell, bomber aimer,
Sgt Ian McLachlan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harry Victor Thompson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Ameland Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942 at 2037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7864
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Pocklington at 1752LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 35 km north of Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Richard Norman Fetherston, pilot,
Sgt Charles Cyril Brook,
P/O Thomas Edwin Dunlop,
Sgt Frederick William Hope,
F/Sgt Gerald Anthony Neville,
F/Sgt James Kelleher Player,
Sgt Milton Victor Riddle,
F/Sgt Nicholas Sidorchuk.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Vlieland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1942 at 1959 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
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 Oakington at 1659LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David James Tottman, pilot,
Sgt William James Salter, flight engineer,
F/O George Cherniuk, observer,
F/Sgt Ernest Richard Springham, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Edward Bates, air gunner,
W/O William Mckenzie Martin, air gunner,
F/O Peter Coulson Whitwell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Vlieland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3808
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
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 Middleton St George at 1852LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Vlieland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Lloyd Ernest White, pilot,
P/O Gerrard Roy Bing,
P/O Frederick Walter Buck,
F/Sgt David Beverley Smyth,
F/Sgt John Millar Joynt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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