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Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Le Havre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL284
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1313LT on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target area, it collided with a second RAF Boston registered Z2164 and also carrying four crew members. Both airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Le Havre. All eight crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Robert Norval Davidson, pilot,
F/O James Allan Logan, navigator,
Sgt Gilbert George May Battison, wireless operator,
Sgt James Watt Fenton, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Le Havre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
Z2164
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1320LT on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target area, it collided with a second RAF Boston registered AL284 and also carrying four crew members. Both airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Le Havre. All eight crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh McManus, pilot,
Sgt John Bell,
Sgt Alan Frank Goff,
Sgt Howard Yorke Torr, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Dieppe: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R9184
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1835LT on an operation to Genoa. While approaching the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Dieppe. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Layton Bowker, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Cecil Hall, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Brown,
Sgt George Arthur Francis Pamenter,
P/O Walter Rogers,
F/O Reginald Arthur Studd,
F/O Louis Rousseau Youngman,
Sgt Stanley Victor Price, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Dieppe: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3313
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2355LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Approaching the French coast, it crashed into The Channel, probably off Dieppe. The exact location of the crash remains unknown. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Roland Clarke,
F/Sgt Robert James Deans, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Stephen Fish,
F/Lt Donald Laing,
Sgt Sidney Bryan Ronaldson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Berneval-le-Grand: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V5380
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Boscombe Down to take part to Operation Jubilee. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Berneval-le-Grand, east of Dieppe. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cecil Lloyd Woodland, pilot,
Sgt Austin Stanley Boyd, observer,
Sgt Henry George Neville, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Dieppe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL736
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thruxton - Thruxton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thruxton at 1058LT to support the Canadian forces landings in Dieppe. Within a minute of leaving the smoke screen, the airplane entered a dive and crashed into the sea off Dieppe. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert James Corrigan, †
F/Sgt William Osselton, †
Sgt J. L. Bluff.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III near Dieppe

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL680
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thruxton - Thruxton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thruxton at 1412LT to support the Canadian forces landings in Dieppe. It is believed that after being hit by enemy fire, it crash landed near Dieppe and was destroyed. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Leigh Kerfoot Brownson,
F/Lt Robert Alan Marks,
P/O Kenneth Arthur Lam Warwood.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Dieppe: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL692
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Attlebridge - Attlebridge
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 0655LT to support the Canadian forces landings at Dieppe. Approaching the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued.
Crew:
W/O Carl Adrian Beach, †
Sgt Dennis Findley James Hinde, †
F/Sgt Peter Stanley Woolston, †
Sgt J. L. Senour.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Dieppe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+GT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Deelen - Deelen
MSN:
5423
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Deelen Airfield on an operation to Dieppe (against Operation Jubilee). Over the target area, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea off Dieppe, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Georg Grauer, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Konkat, observer,
Uffz Alfons Iger, radio operator,
Gefr Horst Buchholz, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Dieppe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+KT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Deelen - Deelen
MSN:
5447
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Deelen Airfield on an operation to Dieppe (against Operation Jubilee). Over the target area, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea off Dieppe, killing the entire crew.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.