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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Zeist: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0224 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT772
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Zeist
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2340LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zeist, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Denis Blum, pilot,
F/Sgt Cecil Lester Sebelius, flight engineer,
P/O George Edward Bisheff, navigator,
Sgt Michael David Shakespeare, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Clarence MacDonald, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Rene Archambault, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Duncan Walsh, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Zeist: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0221 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE423
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Zeist
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 0003LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed west of Zeist. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Basil Alfred Alexander Geale, pilot,
P/O Howard Allen Tennis, navigator,
W/O James Samuel Vose, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Piggott, wireless operator,
W/O Raymond Thomas Crimmins, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Eemnes: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4955
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Eemnes
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0031LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eemnes. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Leslie Arthur Rickinson, pilot, †
F/Sgt David Barclay Bourne, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Horace D'Arcy Meadows Ransome, navigator,
F/Sgt Thomas Robert Cairns, bomb aimer, †
P/O William Lionel Gibbs, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Horace Plant, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Stanley Alfred Hathaway, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Wilnis: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1943 at 0218 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE727
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
Location:
Wilnis
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2234LT on May 4 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wilnis, 19 km northwest of Utrecht. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Robert Benjamin Moulton, pilot, †
Sgt Gordon Charles Carter, navigator,
F/Sgt Joseph White, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Howard Harvey Hoddinott, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Evariste Adrien Thibaudeau, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Goyerdijk: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1943 at 0147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK782
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Goyerdijk
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2246LT on May 4 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Goyendijk, 7 km southeast of Houten. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Edward Emberson, pilot,
Sgt Herbert George Brown, flight engineer,
F/O William Crichton Lambie, navigator,
Sgt George Rutherford, navigator,
Sgt George Albert Rodway, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Frederick Hanberger, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Gladstone Mugridge, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 5, 1943 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4784
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Spakenburg
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 2205LT on May 4 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Spakenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Nicholson, pilot,
Sgt Bernard William Squires, flight engineer,
F/O Norman Ainsworth, navigator,
F/O Harold Keith Wainer, bomb aimer,
Sgt Geoffrey Eastwood, wireless operator,
Sgt George Brick, air gunner,
Sgt Dennis William Rowley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Portengen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK657
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Portengen
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 0046LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Portengen. A crew was killed, five others became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
P/O R. Watson, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Spencer, flight engineer,
Sgt William Albert Dyson, navigator,
Sgt Harry John Phillips, bomb aimer,
Sgt C M M Mora, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Charles Whittaker, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Kendell Leeroy Bearnes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Snelrewaard: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2346 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Snelrewaard
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2048LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Snelrewaard. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Arthur Miles White, pilot,
Sgt Norman Percy Tutt, flight engineer,
F/O Hector Robertson, navigator,
F/O Graham John Gibbings, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Arthur Barker, wireless operator,
Sgt William Roy Jakeway, air gunner,
F/O Newton Bird, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0411 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED761
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Waverveen
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2149LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waverveen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Alfred Ernest Fisher, pilot,
Sgt Frank Alexander Bandeen, flight engineer,
Sgt Harry Richardson, navigator,
Sgt Roy Herbert George Taylor, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Westerdale, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald John Simmons, air gunner,
Sgt Alick George Deane, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Benschop: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9282
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Benschop
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 1827LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Benschop. Three crew members were killed and four became PoW.
Crew:
S/L William Clarke, pilot, †
Sgt David James Connearn, flight engineer,
Sgt George Eric Johnson, navigator, †
Sgt John Anthony Lawson, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Thomas William Burke, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald F. Crawley, air gunner,
Sgt John Caldwell Adam, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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