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

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1942 at 0213 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5679
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Grønhøj
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1950LT on September 24 on a mine laying operation. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Grønhøj, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Lewis Wilson Morrison, pilot,
Sgt Cedric Nils Coldicott, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Alvin Duffield, navigator,
Sgt Alexander McGee Cormack, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edwin Dyson, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ralph Bevan, air gunner,
Sgt William Young Emerslund, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Madum

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5905
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Madum
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2225LT on September 23 on an operation to Wismar. While passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near Madum. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/O William Snowden Gregory, air gunner,
Sgt William Valentine Richards,
Sgt Graham Houghton Roberts,
Sgt Albert Charles Stockley,
Sgt Charles Victor Thurley,
Sgt John Bruce Vardy,
Sgt J. W. Hargreaves.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J-1 in Vinderup

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 0421 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Karup - Karup
MSN:
1286
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vinderup
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Karup Airfield on an operational sortie. After being damaged by enemy fire, the crew attempted to return to base but eventually abandoned the airplane that crashed near Vinderup. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Hobusch, pilot,
Uffz Walter Günter, radio operator +1.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Thyborøn: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 0409 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5628
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bottesford - Bottesford
Location:
Thyborøn
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bottesford on the evening of September 9 for a mining operation in the Silverthorn area. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 10 km southwest of Thyborøn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Bjorn Einarson, pilot,
Sgt Francis Raymond Carter, flight engineer,
Sgt Alastair Mackenzie Cockie, observer,
Sgt George Herbert Arthur Birch, bomb aimer,
P/O Donald Wingrove Ross, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Charles Kensett, air gunner,
Sgt Norman Frederick Smethurst, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Lyne: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0057 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6071
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Lyne
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2316LT on May 17 on a Gardening operation. It was shot down over Denmark by a German fighter. All seven crew members bailed out before the airplane crashed in Lyne. A crew was killed by ground shrapnel and all others were wounded and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur George Lee Humphreys, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Innes Hill, flight engineer,
Sgt John Nicholas Thomas Taylor, navigator,
F/O Eliot Ralph Barnfather, observer, †
Sgt Roland Layfield, wireless operator,
Sgt Goerge Toynbee-Clarke, air gunner,
Sgt William Arthur Lawrence, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Samsø Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT224
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Samsø Island
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2219LT to lay mines in the Pumpkin area. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Samsø Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Raymond James Dillon, pilot,
F/Sgt Raymond Wesley Dreyer, observer,
Sgt William Dudley Palmer, wireless operator,
P/O Cyril Cresswell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Samsø Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 0153 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD803
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Samsø Island
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2235LT to lay mines in the Pumpkin area. While cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Samsø Island. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Howard Joseph Copeman, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Alexander Smith, observer, †
Sgt Norman William Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Francis Millerd, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Anholt Island

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE246
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Anholt Island
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and the crew elected to divert to Sweden. Eventually, the pilot was forced to ditch the airplane in the Kattegat off the Anholt Island. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L George Roger Tench,
Sgt Kenneth Thompson Hyde,
F/Sgt Henry Thorne,
Sgt Felix Augustine Durnan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Rødding: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 1730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1301
Location:
Rødding
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a navigation training exercise when he encountered poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and crashed near Rødding. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Harbich, pilot,
Gefr Heinz Schlegel, student pilot,
Oblt Hans-Helmuth Thiele, observer,
Ogefr Otto Freund, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the Limfjord: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE301
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Limfjord
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2200LT on August 26 to lay mines in the Western Baltic Sea. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by enemy fire while passing over Aalborg and crashed into the Limfjord. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Michael James Carr Harwood, pilot, †
F/Sgt Noel Lusher, observer, †
F/Sgt William Alexander Oastler, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Thomas Powell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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