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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 Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Holland-on-Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1346
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford
Location:
Holland-on-Sea
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford at 2027LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. In the late evening, the crew encountered engine problems and the airplane was ditched some 500 metres off Holland-on-Sea, Essex. Two crew members were killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Barney Andrew Rogers, wireless operator, †
Sgt Albert Edward Sedin, †
Sgt K. J. Johnson,
Sgt I. F. Leng,
P/O A. Boswell.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Echt: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7630
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Echt
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2013LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Echt. Six crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Leslie Ronald Barr, pilot, †
P/O Ernest Ronald Maurice Runnacles, observer, †
P/O Irwin Dale Fountain, †
Sgt John Greenwood, †
Sgt Maurice Sidney Pepper, †
Sgt Peter Bertram Penton Price, †
P/O Eric Hubert Cook,
P/O Philip Gustave Freberg.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ooltgensplaat: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9170
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Ooltgensplaat
South Holland
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 Lakenheath at 2141LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ooltgensplaat. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Frederick Potts, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Roberts, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Edward Martin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald Frederick Swindlehurst, wireless operator, †
Sgt James McRobbie Wallace, air gunner, †
Sgt James Flers Lumsden, air gunner, †
Sgt Alan Yates.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Oud-Beijerland: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1258
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Oud-Beijerland
South Holland
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 Ingham at 2029LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oud-Beijerland, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Stanisław Waszkiewicz, pilot,
Sgt Jan Wojciech Horoch,
Sgt Borys Karol Sawczuk,
F/O Jerzy Aleksander Wierzbicki,
Sgt Edward Kazimierz Zakielarz.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Ellinghausen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
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 2024LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching Dortmund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ellinghausen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervin Keith Matson, pilot,
F/Sgt Joseph Hilarion Charron, navigator,
Sgt Stanley Terance Southgate, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frank Reginald Molton, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry William Hancock, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
R1695
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Cromer
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2022LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea some 24 km north of Cromer. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. C. Pearson, †
Sgt L. M. J. Evans,
P/O E. C. Parton, †
Sgt R. W. Lawton,
Sgt J. H. Murphy. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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 an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Thyborøn: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 0409 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5628
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bottesford - Bottesford
Location:
Thyborøn
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bottesford on the evening of September 9 for a mining operation in the Silverthorn area. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 10 km southwest of Thyborøn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Bjorn Einarson, pilot,
Sgt Francis Raymond Carter, flight engineer,
Sgt Alastair Mackenzie Cockie, observer,
Sgt George Herbert Arthur Birch, bomb aimer,
P/O Donald Wingrove Ross, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Charles Kensett, air gunner,
Sgt Norman Frederick Smethurst, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off La Coruna: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
AJ162
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
La Coruna
Galicia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The seaplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off La Coruna. Seven crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Walter Pilling, pilot, †
P/O John Gordon Pope, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ruskin Service Rice, †
Sgt Roland Ainsworth, †
Sgt Thomas Kirkham, †
Sgt William Law, †
Sgt Joseph Macnay Sloan, †
Sgt A. D. Smith,
Lac Harry William Long.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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