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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Düsseldorf: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5544
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2250LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over Düsseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Gordon Leslie Tofield, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Larter, pilot, †
F/Sgt Leslie James Partridge, observer, †
F/O Walter Rice Williams wireless operator,
Sgt John Titterington, wireless operator, †
P/O Samuel Partington Walsh, air gunner, †
Sgt Roy Buglar Ganderton, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HX375
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wing - Wing
Location:
Antwerp
Antwerp
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 Wing at 2259LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the harbor of Antwerp. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Edmonds, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Ironmonger Derry, pilot,
F/Sgt Keith Barkley Utman, observer,
Sgt Bruce Henry Edye, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Horner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0046 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HF891
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Bracht
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 Hemswell at 2243LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Just passing the Netherlands/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bracht. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Lang Tweedie, pilot,
W/O James Arthur Nutt, observer,
P/O Marian Eustachiewicz, bomb aimer,
Sgt Richard Arnold Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Walter Straigis, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Cadzand: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0046 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
L9623
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Cadzand
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2356LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Cadzand. A crew was killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward Ronald Senior, pilot,
Sgt Hessel, flight engineer,
Sgt Griffiths, navigator,
Sgt Hampton, bomb aimer,
Sgt Hedger, wireless operator,
P/O Collar, air gunner,
Sgt John Whitfield, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Buschbell: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0029 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Buschbell
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2239LT on June 1st on an operation to Venlo Airport. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Buschbell. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Patrick Bernard L'Hirondelle, pilot,
P/O Ronald George Inglis, observer,
Sgt Henry Meakin, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in North Thoresby: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0022 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1410
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
North Thoresby
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2302LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. While returning to base with failing engines, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in North Thoresby. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Donald Patrick McDonald, pilot, †
W/O Robert Leith Cox, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Sleeman, observer, †
Sgt Austin Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Thomas Stanley, air gunner, †
Sgt C. M. Harrison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT191
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Elburg
Gelderland
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 2258LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Elburg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Frederick Dixon Charlton, pilot,
P/O Cryil Ian Andrew Sandland, observer,
F/Sgt Frederick John Ernest Womar, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Marland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Cadzand: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6337
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Cadzand
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 West Raynham at 2241LT on June 1st on an operation to the Bonn-Hangelar Airfield. Shortly after midnight, while approaching the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Cadzand. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Leonard Mitchell, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Muirhead McIntosh, observer,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Fussey, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Maidstone: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
W8257
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Malling - West Malling
Location:
Maidstone
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Malling at 2335LT on June 1st on a maritime patrol flight. Shortly after midnight, it collided with a Royal Air Force Hurricane registered Z3842. Both airplane went out of control and crashed in Maidstone. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Anthony Francis McManemy, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Richard Fennell, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a RAF Hurricane.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Moers: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X3203
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden
Location:
Moers
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chipping Warden on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Moers. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Neville Mack Aicken, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur William Dormand, observer, †
F/Sgt Harry Crossland, wireless operator, †
Sgt Henry James Ellliott, air gunner,
Sgt Herman John Lafortune, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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