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The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1842LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wintershoven. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Bayley, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Charles Willis, navigator,
Sgt Alec Gordon Willans, navigator,
F/O Jack Johannesen, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Edward Freese Martin, air gunner,
F/Sgt Edmund St Aubin Richardson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Rosmeer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2247 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W1216

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1900LT on an operation to Aachen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rosmeer. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Fraser Edwards, pilot, †
Sgt M. A. Mead,
Sgt George Green, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Gordon H. Mellor, observer,
F/Sgt R. G. Hawthorn,
Sgt D. C Giddens,
Sgt H. J. Richards,
Sgt Norman Tolson McMaster. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0123 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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HE110

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 1953LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spalbeek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Stanley W. Dodge, pilot,
Sgt Herbert C. Roake, pilot,
P/O Claud C. Hendley-Cross, observer,
Sgt Kenneth D. Downing, wireless operator,
Sgt Armand E. Confait, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth J. Smith, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1942 at 0112 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1404

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2208LT on August 12 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eisden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William Alexander Clegg,
Sgt Allen Holland,
Sgt Reginald James Mayne,
Sgt Lewis Kershaw McMichael,
Sgt Ronald David Smith.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Gruitrode: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 0240 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W7750

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 0029LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Gruitrode. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Jeffrey Peter Meurisse Haydon, pilot,
Sgt Cedric Charles Fox, flight engineer,
F/O Ivan Henry Davies, navigator,
Sgt Harold Huddless, wireless operator, †
Sgt Basil Wallace Shearer, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Abraham Beber, air gunner,
Sgt Wilfred John Gray, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0303 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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BJ876

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0116LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Neeroeteren. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW:
Crew:
P/O Wilfred Victor Clarke, observer, †
Sgt William Thomas George Hall, pilot, †
F/Sgt Alistair Bruce Martin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert George Miller, air gunner, †
Sgt Harry Levy.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0253 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W7718

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0034LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heppeneert. The crew bailed out but one was killed after his parachute failed to open. A second was seriously injured and died two days later. Four crew members became PoW and another evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Edward West, pilot,
P/O William Robb Bandeen, observer,
P/O Laurent Joseph Onesime Nadeau, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ivor Watters, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph Hilliard Gregg Howard, air gunner,
Sgt W. D. Gibbon,
Sgt R. E. Pearce.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Dilsen-Stokkem: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0145 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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DV736

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The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford at 2339LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dilsen-Stokkem, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rodney David Gibson, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas James Armstrong, observer,
Sgt Norman Alfred Long, observer,
Sgt Francis Perrie George Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt George Redhead, air gunner,
F/Sgt Edgar Henry Vickers.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Gruitrode: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942 at 0150 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W7701

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2310LT on June 8 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Gruitrode. Five crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Roy Blackwell Chadwick, observer, †
Sgt William John Hopkins, air gunner, †
Sgt John McKinstry, air gunner, †
F/Sgt William Edgar Pilborough, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Ralph Storey, flight engineer, †
Sgt J. T. Pack,
Sgt J. A. Catley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Molenbeersel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0135 LT

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Z8533

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2344LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Edgar Dimmock, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Cecil Cushway, observer, †
Sgt Derek Victor Smith, bomb aimer,
P/O Dennis William O'Driscoll King, wireless operator,
Sgt Robinson Ferguson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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