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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF438
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ridgewell - Ridgewell
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 Ridgewell at 1901LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 45 km west of Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Lionel William Tabor, pilot,
Sgt Edward Couldwell,
Sgt James Kennedy,
Sgt Kenneth William Valentine,
Sgt Stanley Richard Cann,
Sgt Thomas Alfred Butt,
Sgt Alec Simmons, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Zoutelande
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
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 1847LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Zoutelande. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Stanley Leonard Treves, pilot,
F/O Peter Clyde Astrosky, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Hargreaves, flight engineer,
F/O George Charles Bellman, navigator,
Sgt John Gallagher, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Henry Yoxall, wireless operator,
Sgt James Trueman Bostock, air gunner,
Sgt George Thomas Kennington, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III near Vlissingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1943 at 1147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
W8354
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1046LT on an operation to Vlissingen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed near Vlissingen Airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Adrian Grey Wilson, pilot,
F/O Ronald Herbert Aitchison Evans, navigator,
Sgt David John Dudley Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Stanley Oakes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Kapelle: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+LM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
5466
YOM:
1942
Location:
Kapelle
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Eindhoven Airfield to lay mines in the Thames estuary. While returning to base, the crew encountered engine problems when the airplane crashed onto a house in Kapelle and was destroyed. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt K. Hense, pilot,
Gefr E. Weiss, observer, †
Ofw K. Hochstuhl, radio operator,
Fw M. Eberl, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine problems in flight.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1943 at 2056 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Schouwen-Duiveland Island
Zeeland
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 1729LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt G. Lyons, pilot,
Sgt B. Simmons,
Sgt R. L. Chitty,
Sgt H. Cowlishaw,
Sgt S. Coates,
Sgt Arthur Joseph Kenny, air gunner,
Sgt A. Rees, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I near Rilland: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE707
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Methwold - Methwold
MSN:
4050
YOM:
1942
Location:
Rilland
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1127LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching Woensdrecht Airbase, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km west of Rilland. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Herbert Thomas Bichard, pilot,
Sgt Roy Charles Lamerton, navigator, †
Sgt Derek Ansor Clift, wireless operator,
P/O Adrian Lancelot Saunders, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Vrouwenpolder

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1218 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AJ213
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
MSN:
4351
YOM:
1942
Location:
Vrouwenpolder
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1120LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vrouwenpolder. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Charles Moss, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Ambrose Wagner, navigator,
Sgt John Albert Wallis, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick George Lindsay, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Oostkapelle: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE701
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
MSN:
4044
YOM:
1942
Location:
Oostkapelle
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1120LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Oostkapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alexander Gordon Paterson, pilot,
Sgt Edward John Florida Vick, observer,
Sgt Sidney James Isaac, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Hadyn Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I off Vlissingen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942 at 1509 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE734
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Methwold - Methwold
MSN:
4077
YOM:
1942
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1401LT on an operation to Terneuzen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Victor Roy Henry, pilot, †
Sgt Patrick Whelan, navigator, †
W/O Geoffrey Caleb Blackett, wireless operator,
Sgt Stephen Edwards, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Domburg

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
1658
YOM:
1940
Location:
Domburg
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2013LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and was ditched 15 minutes later some 20 km off Domburg. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Lloyd Arthur Death, pilot,
P/O William Lionel Merryfield, observer,
Sgt Clifford Oliver Simonson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Restivo, air gunner,
F/Lt William Leslie Kell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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