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

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2312 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3675
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1281
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Country:
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1594
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Country:
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
B3+ON
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1496
Location:
Country:
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1048
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Country:
Region:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
X9635
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lichfield - Lichfield
Location:
Country:
Region:
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.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Oteppe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941 at 0515 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD791
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Aachen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Oteppe, west of Liège. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Kert Calcutt, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur Henry Lawrence, observer,
Sgt Richard Eric Hirons, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Barnes, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0444 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7321
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of October 13 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following morning and passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field located in Horion, southwest of Liege Airport. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O Joseph Unsworth, pilot, †
P/O Howard Bertram Carroll, copilot,
Sgt Gilbert Thomas Cox, radio operator,
P/O William E. Simpson, observer, †
F/S Ernest Moulding, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alexander F. Dickson, air gunner, †
P/O Frank Mason, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Liège: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z6803
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
2163
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2210LT on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Liège. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Michael William Tilley, pilot, †
Sgt Owen Lawrence Mitchell Williams, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Albert Dean, observer, †
Sgt Dennis William Ernest Creedy, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie Wilfred Joseph Hart.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Eben-Emael: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941 at 0116 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD862
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2310LT on July 2 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Eben-Emael, north of Liège. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Doggiry, wireless operator, †
P/O Bruce Dawson Campbell,
F/Sgt John Henderson,
P/O Ronald Andrew Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.