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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Vlissingen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7752
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Vlissingen
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 Pocklington at 2011LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Vlissingen. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Ayrton Visart England, pilot,
F/O Bernard George Harry Smith, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Marshall, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Moore, navigator,
F/Sgt Samuel Harry Jackson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Derrick Rennie Wyn Schofield, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Frederick Fargher, air gunner,
P/O John Bernard McCormack, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Sint-Philipsland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2354 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF351
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Sint-Philipsland
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 Downham Market at 2125LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over south of the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sint-Philipsland, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Geoffrey Eaton Milligan, pilot,
Sgt Robert Vallance, flight engineer,
Sgt Jack Ward Humphrey, observer,
F/Sgt Dick Emeny, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Edgar Graham, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald William Bowler, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice Varey Tate, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Biervliet: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1616
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stratford - Stratford
Location:
Biervliet
Zeeland
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 Stratford at 2005LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Biervliet, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Daniel Williams, pilot,
P/O William Thomas Beilby McBratney, observer,
Sgt William Thomas Cranna, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Herbert Leslie Bell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond Woods Hughes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Vlissingen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7745
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Vlissingen
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 East Moor at 2016LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 20 km southwest of Vlissingen. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Peter Bettley. Robinson, pilot,
F/Sgt Anthony John Sutton, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Archie Smith, flight engineer,
P/O William Albert Thomas, navigator,
F/Sgt James George Edward Davis, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Gordon Leroy Ellsworth, wireless operator,
P/O Arthur Howard Hanson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Philip Silverman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Koewacht: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7676
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Location:
Koewacht
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 Graveley at 2047LT on an operation to Nuremberg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Koewacht, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt David Alan Vaughan John, pilot,
Sgt Maurice William Booth, flight engineer,
P/O Alan Fay Birley, observer,
P/O Kenneth Albert Higgs, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Edward Grounsell, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Priestley, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Anthony Doman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Vlissingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1942 at 0505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE432
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
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 Balderton at 0015LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed into the mouth of the Scheldt River, maybe off Vlissingen. All four crew members were killed. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt John Sommerville Cardell, pilot,
Sgt Harry Leonard Jewell,
Sgt Edwin Mitchell,
P/O George Lawson Staniar.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston IIIA in Breskens: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 1715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Breskens
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1608LT on an operation to Vlissingen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed in Breskens. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Peter Corah, pilot,
P/O Frank Edward Allen, observer,
P/O Arthur Alan Hewson Lindley, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0356 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1622
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Haamstede
Zeeland
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 Alconbury at 0004LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base few hours later and approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Haamstede. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Woof, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Maurice Illingworth, observer,
Sgt Snowdon Coulson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Laurent Harry Chessun, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Peter Welburn Rawcliffe, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Serooskerke: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1100
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Serooskerke
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2345LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Serooskerke. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Charles Spencer, pilot,
Sgt Caudray Albert Charles Pithers, flight engineer,
P/O Ronald Casey, observer,
Sgt W. A. Elliot, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold Clarke, wireless operator,
Sgt Bertram Stanley Braybrook, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Thomas Morris, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ607
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Dishoek
Zeeland
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 Feltwell at 0045LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 5 km west of Dishoek. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Francis Murphy, pilot,
F/Sgt Kenneth Turner Howarth, observer,
Sgt William John Tanner, observer,
Sgt Robert Edwin Furnell, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis John Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.
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