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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1190
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 0018LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and was ditched into the Scheldt Rive mouth off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Francis Peter Hewitt, pilot,
Sgt Eric William Clark, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Maitland Somerville, observer,
Sgt James Stewart McNalty Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt D. E. Sharp, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Charles Evershed, air gunner,
Sgt Peter Sproston, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV560
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Wemeldinge
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 Finningley at 2345LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wemeldinge, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Vernon Leroy Simonson, pilot,
F/Sgt William Henry Treadwell, observer,
Sgt Victor Stanley Mason, observer,
Sgt James Bertram Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Harold Day, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1942 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
W8304
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bradwell Bay - Bradwell Bay
Location:
Vlissingen
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 Bradwell Bay at 0130LT on an operation to the Gilze-Rijen Airfield. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in the mouth of the Schelde River off Vlissingen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Stewart Douglas, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick Bradley, observer,
Sgt Elric Cameron Latter Jones, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Sint-Annaland: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1573
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Sint-Annaland
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 on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Sint-Annaland. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Graham Edward Murdoch, pilot,
Sgt Albert William O'Dowd, observer,
Sgt Leon Gaston Knight, wireless operator,
P/O Robert Weston, air gunner,
Sgt John Lewis Morris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Haamstede: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942 at 0218 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7699
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Haamstede
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2329LT on June 8 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Haamstede. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Angus Carr Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt Edward Edwin Charles Evans, flight engineer,
Sgt John Edward Bottomley, navigator,
Sgt Albert Charles Schofield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold Reginald George Elliott, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gordon John Sharman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Ellewoutsdijk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1394
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Ellewoutsdijk
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2326LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ellewoutsdijk. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/O John Walter Keene, pilot, †
Sgt William Kendall, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Reginald John Biglands, †
Sgt Douglas Graham Butterworth,
F/Sgt Ronald Frederick Waldon. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Haamstede: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9975
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stanton Harcourt - Stanton Harcourt
Location:
Haamstede
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stanton Harcourt in the evening of June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Haamstede. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Stanley Sinclair Martin, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Joseph Daley, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas William Belton, observer,
Sgt Thomas Inglis McKenzie, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Albert Marvell, wireless operator,
Sgt George Campbell Falconer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Wemeldinge

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0243 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV816
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Wemeldinge
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 Feltwell at 2355LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed in the oriental Schelde off Wemeldinge. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Kormylo,
Sgt Leslie Francis Nichols,
Sgt Vincent Ross,
Sgt Lawrence Sibson,
Sgt Dennis Taylor.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Vlissingen

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0223 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2307LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the mouth of the River Schelde off Vlissingen. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Norman Edward Winch, pilot,
Cpt Herbert Martin Massey, pilot,
P/O Geoffrey Edward Booth, navigator,
W/O B. A. Iverson, flight engineer,
Sgt E. D. Williams, bomb aimer,
Sgt Raymond Joseph Baog, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Hankin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0137 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1344
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2321LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the mouth of the River Schelde, off Vlissingen. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Alan James Holland, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Stanley Douglas, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Patrick Dansey, observer,
F/Sgt Dudley Raymond Beinke, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Thomas Lincoln Watkins, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Desmond Cheese, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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