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Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Melmedy: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE905
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
Location:
Malmedy
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2356LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. The following night, while passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Malmedy. A pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ian Ralph Andrew Runciman, pilot,
F/O Douglas Gordon Fraser, pilot, †
P/O Dallas Laskey,
F/O Gordon Miller,
Sgt Douglas Hill Pennock,
F/Sgt Olaf William Forland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Heusy: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT496
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Heusy
Liege
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 1838LT on an operation to Aachen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Heusy, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Keith Arthur Peters, pilot,
Sgt James Francis Killilea, flight engineer,
F/O Bryan Glendenen Robinson, observer,
Sgt Alan Waring, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Idris Raglan Owen, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Joseph Coombs, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Edward Holding, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0159 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5763
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Tinlot
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2314LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tinlot. Three crew members were killed, three others became PoW and a seventh evaded.
Crew:
P/O Ronald George Lewis, pilot, †
Sgt William Stewart Collins, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert George Reynolds, †
Sgt J. H. Pearson,
Sgt Dennis William Cane,
Sgt Thomas William Hayes,
Sgt Edward Bradshaw.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Cheratte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2351 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3754
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Cheratte
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Nuremberg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Cheratte. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Douglas Follett, pilot, †
P/O Roland Anthony Ayres, observer,
Sgt Murray Swann, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank Ernest Kearns, air gunner, †
Sgt John Ramsey, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Grand-Hallet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2312 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3675
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Grand-Hallet
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2026LT on an operation to Nuremberg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Grand-Hallet. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and another evaded.
Crew:
W/O John George Smith, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie George Carr, air gunner, †
Sgt William John Sharpe, air gunner, †
Sgt Norrice John Mackenzie,
Sgt J. Cope.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Wihogne: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Wihogne
Liege
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 Hemswell in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wihogne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Cpl Kazimierz Maciej Gorny,
Lt Jan Tadeusz Klocek,
Cpl Jan Stanisław Korepta,
Sgt Czesław Poniatowski,
Sgt Stanisław Konrad Turski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0018 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Ougrée
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing south of Liège, Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ougrée. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Clarence Scott Elkington, pilot, †
Sgt John Henry Garland, air gunner, †
Sgt Lorne Thomas Goat,
Sgt Alexander Keir,
Sgt Alvin Edward Young.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Malmedy: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
B3+ON
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1496
Location:
Malmedy
Liege
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base following an operation over Birmingham when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Malmedy. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Kurt Lischinsky,
Ofw Kurt Freiberg,
Uffz Ernst Petig,
Uffz Hans-Eberhardt Haase.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Burdinne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1048
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Burdinne
Liege
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 Stradishall on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Burdinne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Maurice Docherty Mackenzie, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Hunt, observer,
Sgt Arthur Robert Vihelm Matthissen, wireless operator,
Sgt Desmond McCooey Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Ronald Pain, air gunner,
Sgt Alan Bentham, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9635
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lichfield - Lichfield
Location:
Hamoir
Liege
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 Lichfield at 2158LT to drop leaflefts in the Lille region. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Hamoir, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Laurence Guy Chick, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Ben Remfry, observer,
Sgt Frederick Joseph Dodd, wireless operator,
Sgt John Richard Stukins, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert John Glaister, air gunner.
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