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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Kersbeek-Miskom: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ831
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Kersbeek-Miskom
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2101LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kersbeek-Miskom. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harry Malfroy Thompson, pilot, †
Sgt Neville Charles Holdaway, †
Sgt Keith Lash Matthews, †
Sgt Basil Henry Glasse,
Sgt Leslie Stewart Magenis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Loonbeek: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ651
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Loonbeek
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2035LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Loonbeek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Guy Bound, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Frank Cronk, observer,
F/Sgt Alan Robert Lane, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Charles Jukes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Berzée: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7616
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Berzée
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2042LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Berzée. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Antoine, observer, †
Sgt Charles George Edwin Dearlove, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Arthur Osborne Graham, air gunner, †
W/O William Nelson Shumsky, pilot, †
Sgt James Sydney Spark, air gunner, †
Sgt Patrick Denis Kinsella,
F/Sgt E. A. Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Koksijde: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0222 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5684
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Koksijde
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2120LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Koksijde. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Rodney Frederick Harling Young, pilot, †
Sgt James Canniff, flight engineer, †
Sgt Eric Collingwood, wireless operator, †
F/O Canon Frederick Isaacs, †
Sgt Norman Francis Johnson, wireless operator, †
P/O Stanley Rosenberg, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley James Livingstone.

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

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Malle
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 2310LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Malle, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Gilbert Campbell Hooey, pilot,
Sgt Victor John Arthur Butler, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Leonard Grundy, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Henry Withers, observer,
Sgt Ronald Claude Martin, air gunner,
Sgt Percy Vinton Parry, air gunner,
P/O Edward James Smitherman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Marcy-sous-Marle

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Marcy-sous-Marle
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham 2101LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marcy-sous-Marle. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt B. Koscien,
F/O M. Daab,
Sgt J. Glodkowski,
F/Sgt M. Gadek,
Sgt W. Krzyzanowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7765
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Location:
Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple
Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Graveley 2042LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Frank Edward Gardiner, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Patrick Ryan, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. E. Albert Makin,
Sgt Palmer Maynard Nerland,
P/O Jean Baptiste Roger Joseph Camille Teillet,
Sgt F. W. Graham,
Sgt Edward Lawrence Whillock.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Thieulain

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0146 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Thieulain
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath 2045LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Thieulain. Three crew members became PoW and four others evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Basil Downing,
Sgt Douglas Allen Baker,
Sgt T. J. Jenkins,
Sgt H. Williams,
Sgt F. .J Berthelsen,
F/Sgt V. S. Wood,
Sgt G. L. Robinson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Morkhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0146 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5610
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Morkhoven
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2051LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Morkhoven. Four crew members were killed, two others became PoW and a seventh evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Murray Buchan, observer, †
Sgt Peter Squires, flight engineer, †
Sgt Edward Vincent Norman, air gunner, †
Sgt Harold Denzil Quintrell, air gunner, †
F/Sgt William Raymond Cubberley,
F/Sgt John Wilfred Docker,
F/Sgt O. R. Matheson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0139 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4105
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Feluy
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
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 on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Feluy, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leys Middleton Beaumont, pilot,
P/O Denis Franklin Nicholson, pilot,
P/O Joseph Matthews Rickard, observer,
P/O Gordon Cameron McDonald, observer,
Sgt James Vincent Holland, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frank Hagger, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Gerald Page, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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