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Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-DL Flying Fortress near Bundoran

Date & Time: May 10, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-3143
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gander - Prestwick
MSN:
8079
YOM:
1943
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transatlantic flight from Gander to Prestwick. Approaching the Irish coast, it ran out of fuel. The pilot completed a belly landing on the Tullan Strand located north of Bundoran. All 10 crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
1st Lt Harry X. Ford,
2nd Lt Kurt W. Freund,
2nd Lt George A. Kain,
Lt Robert H. Dependahl,
S/Sgt Bruce B. Luhmann,
S/Sgt James C. Dyson,
S/Sgt John F. Paznar,
S/Sgt Wilford D. Bradshaw,
Sgt John Semach,
Cpl Paul V. Matthew.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 429 Wellington VIII near Falcarragh: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1943 at 0915 LT
Operator:
Registration:
HX737
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Limavady - Limavady
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Limavady in the early morning on a cross country navigation exercise. In unclear circumstances, it crashed in a field located near Falcarragh and was destroyed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Ashby Court, pilot,
Sgt John Steen Campbell, navigator,
Sgt Geoffrey James Scott Farthing, wireless operator,
Sgt James Gilmore, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald William Gutteridge, wireless operator,
Sgt John D'arcy Wall.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator IIIA off Donegal: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1942 at 1515 LT
Operator:
Registration:
LV341
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
MSN:
37
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ballykelly at 0533LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. After the German U-boat U-256 was attacked and sank to a depth of 110 metres, the crew was requested to take part to a SAR operation for a troopship reported to have been torpedoed. At 1220LT, the crew informed ground that he was returning to base with an ETA at 1627LT. At 1515LT, all four engine lost power, the aircraft lost height and was ditched off the Irish coast. While the aircraft sank and was lost, four crew members were rescued while four others were killed.
Crew:
P/O Victor Dennis James, pilot, †
Sgt Hector Vivian Frances Archer, copilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Burton Craig, navigator, †
Sgt Seymour Clare, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Kenneth Henry Watson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Francis George, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Charles Gordon, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Fredrick Norman Hollies, wireless operator and air gunner.

Sincere thanks to Peter Clare, son of Sgt Seymour Clare, for his testimony and contribution. All texts below by Peter Clare:
http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/lv341.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/98/a2600498.shtml
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland off Donegal: 12 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W3977
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Enniskillen - Enniskillen
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The floatplane departed Enniskillen on a maritime patrol flight. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Donegal. The wreckage was found but no trace of the 12 crew members.
Crew (201st Squadron):
F/Lt Francis Wilfred Smith,
P/O John Percival Bartlett,
F/O Rodney Wyben Smith,
F/O Henry Kitchin,
F/Sgt Harold Stanislaus Mason,
F/Sgt Norman Clare,
F/Sgt John Frederick Charles Smith,
Sgt Arnold Alfred Rolfe,
Sgt Hugh Jones,
Sgt Kenneth Charles Nutt,
Sgt Gordon Walter Eric Jacobson,
LAC Eric Hopkinson.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Glendowan

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AD768
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1820LT on October 1st on an operation to Karlsruhe. While returning to base the following night, it passed over the United Kingdom aynd was eventually abandoned by the crew over the Glendowan Mountains in Ireland. All four crew members were rescued and interned.
Crew:
Sgt H. J. Newby,
Sgt F. W. Tisdall,
Sgt J. Wakelin,
Sgt D. Reid.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina near Glenade: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM265
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Castle Archdale - Castle Archdale
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The floatplane departed RAF Castle Archdale in the evening of March 20 on a patrol mission with eight crew members on board. The following night, it crashed in a mountainous area located near Glenade. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert Edmund Whitworth, pilot,
P/O Harold Lewis Seward, pilot,
F/O Charles Peers Davidson, observer,
Sgt Henry Dunbar, mechanic,
Sgt Harry Harley Newbury, wireless operator,
AC1 Ronald Henry Oldfield,
Sgt Frederick Rodney Albert Chalk, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Henry Slack, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V on Glenard Hill: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1941 at 2130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4168
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Belfast - Belfast
MSN:
1861
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport at 0923LT to search for tugs looking for bombed ships. While returning to base the following night, the crew got lost and abandoned the airplane that crashed on Glenard Hill, some 10 km east of Buncrana. Three crew members were killed after they parachuted in the Lough Foyle. Two others were interned.
Crew:
F/O Leslie John Ward,
P/O Edward Ian Croucher Johnson, pilot, †
Sgt James Edgar Hogg, †
Sgt George Victor Jefferson,
Sgt Lewis Greenwood. †
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVC off Lenankeel

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9415
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Belfast - Belfast
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber crash landed in the Loch Swilly off Lenankeel and was lost. All three crew members swam to the shore and were later interned.
Crew:
Sgt S. J. Hobbs,
Sgt H. W. Ricketts,
Sgt D. B. Newport.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Bundoran

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EI-AAF
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
1262
YOM:
1930
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Kildonan Aerodrome in Finglas with one passenger and one pilot on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed on the roof of a farm located in Bundoran, Ulster. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
L. S. Coogan, pilot.
Passenger:
J. Doherty.