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

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0027 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR793
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Location:
Limbricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 2231LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Limbricht. Two crew members were killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter Johnston, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ernest Alfred Roede, pilot,
Sgt Frederick James Jarvis, flight engineer, †
F/O Reginald Gordon Houston, navigator,
P/O Roy Wood, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Benjamin Thomas Royall, wireless operator,
Sgt A. W. Gowan, air gunner,
Sgt Michael Thomas Byrne, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED600
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Nederweert
Limburg
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 Langar at 2314LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Nederweert, killing all seven crew members.
Crew:
F/O Philip Charles Bradley Drayton, pilot,
Sgt Keith John Frost, flight engineer,
Sgt George Langdon Bottomley, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Alan Genever, navigator,
Sgt Ivor Edwin George Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Harry Frederic Barker, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas William Tremble Stoddart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Nederweert: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE699
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Nederweert
Limburg
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 2357LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nederweert, killing all six crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Lowe, pilot,
Sgt George James Mitchener, navigator,
Sgt Stanley Francis Barrow, wireless operator,
F/O Ronald Thomas Douglas, bomb aimer,
Sgt John George Watkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Malcolm Chisnall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Melderslo: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4998
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Melderslo
Limburg
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 Grimsby at 2354LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Melderslo. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Acel Theodore Walter Moore, pilot, †
Sgt David Campbell Stone, navigator, †
F/Sgt James Currie Wood, wireless operator, †
F/O Stanley William James Coventry,
Sgt James Sidney Wilkins,
Sgt Michael Keogh, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Leslie Cormac Maunsell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Grubbenvorst: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK611
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Grubbenvorst
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2356LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. At 0132LT, when southwest of the target, it was shot down by the German Flak. Bombs were jettisoned and two crew members bailed out. At 0215LT, it crash landed in an open field located in Grubbenvorst. Three crew members were killed and four other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Oliphant Wilson, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald William Pittard, flight engineer, †
P/O Brian Edward Cooper, navigator,
Sgt Patrick Arnott, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Sidney John Maxted, wireless operator,
Sgt Everett Franklin Seabolt, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur William Edgeley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Maastricht: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham in the evening of May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Outbound at 15,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Caberg, a district of Maastricht. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O D. Makin, pilot, †
F/Lt F. S. Reade, navigator,
F/O R. T. Douglas, bomb aimer, †
Sgt W. H. Thomson, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. M. Scott, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM320
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Vlodrop
Limburg
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 Grimsby at 2323LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vlodrop, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Philip Raymond Turgel, pilot,
P/O Ian Archer Wynn, flight engineer,
F/O Henry Neville Petts, navigator,
F/O James Murray Marnoch, wireless operator,
F/O Gordon Russell, bomb aimer,
F/O Dennis Harvey, air gunner,
Sgt John Hudson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Oostrum: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0124 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE990
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Oostrum
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2345LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oostrum, east of Venray. Three crew members were killed and two became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Turnbull Barclay, pilot,
F/O Albert Carey Bonner, navigator, †
Sgt Michael Charles Jefferies, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Dix,
Sgt Harold Sweet, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0233 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4919
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Bergen
Limburg
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 Holme-on-Spalding-Moor in the evening of May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bergen, 10 km west of Weeze. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Henry Terence Hayes, pilot,
Sgt Walter Randall Cook, flight engineer,
Sgt Percy George Eames, navigator,
Sgt James Park, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Warwick Craven Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Owen Hugh Sibson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Leslie Gordon Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Heerlerheide: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9242
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Heerlerheide
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 0001LT on an operation to Bochum. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heerlerheide. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Mordue Gibbney, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Donald Stannard, flight engineer, †
F/O Arthur Reginald Minton, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Fred Gullick, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Sutcliffe, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawrence Leake, air gunner, †
Sgt Sidney Richard Tinkler, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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