Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Peenemünde: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 2132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7634
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Sylt Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1915LT on an operation to Lübeck. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off the experimental station of Peenemünde. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O J. L. Meredith, pilot,
Sgt James Buchanan,
P/O J. H. Vincent,
Sgt R. Booth,
Sgt H. E. Webber,
Sgt Albert Henry Hansford,
Sgt G. Stark.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 2119 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4187
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Skallingen
Syddanmark
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 Waddington at 1800LT on an operation to Wismar. Over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Skallingen, off Esbjerg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O James Douglas Vernon Stewart Stephens, pilot,
Sgt Norman Edwin Dowden, flight engineer,
F/O John Edmond Tate, observer,
F/Sgt Paul Hereford, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Gerard Nugent, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Emslie Wallace Williamson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Herbert Reginald Rowe, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-39 near Coamo: 22 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-39 (DC-2)
Operator:
Registration:
38-524
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Juana Díaz – San Juan
MSN:
2081
YOM:
1939
Location:
Coamo
All Puerto Rico
Country:
Puerto Rico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Juana Díaz-Losey Field on a flight to San Juan-Isla Grande Airport, carrying five crew members and 17 passengers, among them three civilians. While flying in a valley in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain shrouded by clouds. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 22 occupants were killed. According to USAF, the airplane hit the mountain about 60 metres below the summit and the cloud base was around 1,200 metres. The aircraft was following a 150° heading and was flying at cruising speed at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Cpt Francis H. Durant, pilot,
2nd Lt George Harry Beach,
1st Lt Rufus N. Garrett Jr.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson on Mt Green Gable: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 0036 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
DJ410
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
West Freugh - West Freugh
Location:
Mt Green Gable
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF West Freugh at 2336LT on September 30 on a cross country exercise. While cruising in poor visibility due to the night and cloud, the pilot failed to realize he was off course when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Green Gable located southeast of Buttermere. The pilot was killed instantly while all four other occupants were wounded and walked away to find help. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew (4th AOS):
W/O Frederick Orchard Cadham, pilot, †
Lac Edward Carson Patrick Wright, navigator,
Lac Lawrence Goddard Hurst, navigator,
Sgt Edgar Stanley Newark, wireless operator,
Lac William Prince Edwards, wireless operator.

Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the Baltic Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7858
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Baltic Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1757LT on an operation to Flensburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Baltic sea off the German coast. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt D. S. Benner, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Mathews,
Sgt D. H. Tarver,
Sgt S. G. E. Dunn,
Sgt R. J. Peters,
Sgt T. H. Parker,
Sgt G. H. Sadler.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Flensburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7812
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1810LT on an operation to Flensburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the St Pauli district of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Merle William Atkinson, pilot,
Sgt H. S. Greenwood,
Sgt E. Topping,
Sgt T. W. Peacock,
Sgt P. D. Skerman,
Sgt Jacobus Petrus van Lelyveld,
Sgt L. H. Levis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
BB207
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1756LT on an operation to Flensburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O J. L. Jones,
Sgt R. Q. Stevens,
Sgt M. A. Pickering,
Sgt R. C. Prior,
F/Sgt A. McK. Mowbray,
Sgt K. R. Curran,
Sgt S. C. Carter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Flensburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1066
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1759LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Percy Charles Cato, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Sydney James, flight engineer,
Sgt George Andrew McIntyre, observer,
Sgt Frank Tooth, observer,
Sgt Frederick James Robinson, wireless operator,
F/O Aubrey Lawrence MacGillivray, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Milbank, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed A-28A-LO Hudson at Wright-Patterson AFB

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
42-47089
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wright-Patterson - Wright-Patterson
MSN:
414-7009
YOM:
1942
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton)
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Wright-Patterson AFB prior to be delivered to the Royal Air Force with registration FK533. There were no casualties.
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