Country
code
Utrecht
Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Soesterberg AFB
Date & Time:
Nov 13, 1947
Operator:
Registration:
PH-UBS
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
A.103
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a training flight in the area of Soesterberg AFB, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed. All three crew members were slightly injured.
Probable cause:
Dual engine failure apparently caused by a fuel exhaustion.
Crash of a Boeing B-17G-50-BO Flying Fortress in Groenekan: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 28, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-102485
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7987
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was involved in a bombing mission when flying over The Netherlands by night, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The bomber crash landed in Groenekan, near Utrecht, and was wrecked. Three crew members were killed while all seven others were taken OPW.
Crew:
Arthur M. Codding, pilot,
Roger B. Withers, copilot,
Donald L. Chiles, navigator, †
Clyde H. Waite, radio operator,
James W. Mulder, tail gunner,
Delmar D. McBeth, bomb aimer, †
Kenneth M. Joye, belly turret gunner,
Robert C. Berg, flight engineer,
Lawrence G. Brown, air gunner,
Thomas L. Roskowick, air gunner. †
Crew:
Arthur M. Codding, pilot,
Roger B. Withers, copilot,
Donald L. Chiles, navigator, †
Clyde H. Waite, radio operator,
James W. Mulder, tail gunner,
Delmar D. McBeth, bomb aimer, †
Kenneth M. Joye, belly turret gunner,
Robert C. Berg, flight engineer,
Lawrence G. Brown, air gunner,
Thomas L. Roskowick, air gunner. †
Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hekendorp: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 26, 1943 at 0237 LT
Operator:
Registration:
HF589
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2343LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hekendorp. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervyn John Arthur, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Butterworth, navigator,
Sgt James Bailey, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Orr, wireless operator, †
Sgt Stanley Gaskin, air gunner. †
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervyn John Arthur, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Butterworth, navigator,
Sgt James Bailey, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Orr, wireless operator, †
Sgt Stanley Gaskin, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax V in Oud-Zuilen: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 23, 1943 at 0158 LT
Operator:
Registration:
DK224
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 2309LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oud-Zuilen. The flight engineer was killed (parachute failure) and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O J. Carrie, pilot,
G/C Douglas Ernest Lancelot Wilson, copilot,
Sgt Richard Huke, flight engineer, †
Sgt Geoffery Brian Thomason, navigator,
Sgt Richard William Hibbs, bomb aimer,
Sgt Elliott Learmont McVitie, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Morris Davies, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Herbert Hammett, air gunner.
Crew:
P/O J. Carrie, pilot,
G/C Douglas Ernest Lancelot Wilson, copilot,
Sgt Richard Huke, flight engineer, †
Sgt Geoffery Brian Thomason, navigator,
Sgt Richard William Hibbs, bomb aimer,
Sgt Elliott Learmont McVitie, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Morris Davies, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Herbert Hammett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Renswoude: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 23, 1943 at 0127 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W7930
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2316LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Renswoude, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ernest Arthur Tipler, pilot,
Sgt Leslie David Lingwood, flight engineer,
Sgt James Ernest Woodward, navigator,
Sgt Walter A. Anderson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Phillip Johns, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Hylton Bell, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Eric Tuddenham, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ernest Arthur Tipler, pilot,
Sgt Leslie David Lingwood, flight engineer,
Sgt James Ernest Woodward, navigator,
Sgt Walter A. Anderson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Phillip Johns, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Hylton Bell, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Eric Tuddenham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Maarn: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 23, 1943 at 0055 LT
Operator:
Registration:
ED599
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2307LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Maarn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Trevor Winterbon, pilot,
Sgt Edmond Alexis Duchene, flight engineer,
F/O Eric George Grove, navigator,
Sgt Wilson Hebenton Gordon, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John William Bembridge, wireless operator,
Sgt William Patrick Smith, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Sidney Francis Victor Crawley, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Trevor Winterbon, pilot,
Sgt Edmond Alexis Duchene, flight engineer,
F/O Eric George Grove, navigator,
Sgt Wilson Hebenton Gordon, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John William Bembridge, wireless operator,
Sgt William Patrick Smith, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Sidney Francis Victor Crawley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Utrecht: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 23, 1943 at 0055 LT
Operator:
Registration:
ED928
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 2252LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Utrecht. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George Wesley Armstrong, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Bellis, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John James Mansfield, navigator, †
W/O Joseph Jean Baptiste Sylv David, bomb aimer, †
Sgt David Ellis Williams, wireless operator, †
F/O Sydney Blackhurst, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Alexander Rutherford Laing, air gunner.
Crew:
P/O George Wesley Armstrong, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Bellis, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John James Mansfield, navigator, †
W/O Joseph Jean Baptiste Sylv David, bomb aimer, †
Sgt David Ellis Williams, wireless operator, †
F/O Sydney Blackhurst, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Alexander Rutherford Laing, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Jaarsveld: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 22, 1943 at 0230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BB375
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2335LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Lek River in Jaarsveld. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Clifford Clarence Reichert, pilot, †
Sgt Gordon Mitchell McLean, flight engineer, †
P/O James Coyle Brown Rrussell, navigator,
P/O John Peter Dockerill, wireless operator, †
P/O Joseph Earl Monahan, bomb aimer, †
P/O William Searle, air gunner, †
Sgt George Iric Pridham, air gunner.
Crew:
P/O Clifford Clarence Reichert, pilot, †
Sgt Gordon Mitchell McLean, flight engineer, †
P/O James Coyle Brown Rrussell, navigator,
P/O John Peter Dockerill, wireless operator, †
P/O Joseph Earl Monahan, bomb aimer, †
P/O William Searle, air gunner, †
Sgt George Iric Pridham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
