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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5844
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Homberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Coninsgby at 0045LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Homberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Allan Worswick, pilot,
Sgt Robert Issac Hart, pilot,
W/O George Robson, observer,
P/O Alfred George Bake, wireless operator,
Sgt John Downie Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ernest Hodgson, air gunner,
Sgt William Lewis Lambert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Bossut: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1064
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Bossut
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2306LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. While homebound, the starboard inner engine began to vibrate and within a short time the unit seized. The Halifax was then attacked by a nigh-fighter and crashed near Bossut. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Ronald Augustus West, pilot, †
Sgt William Joseph Norfolk,
Sgt John Anthony Oldfield,
Sgt Peter Wright,
Sgt John Robert Thompson, air gunner, †
P/O Walter Barton Mulligan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Weidenhoek: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6581
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
Location:
Weidenhoek
Gelderland
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 Abingdon at 2340LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Weidenhoek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Dennis Brendon Geoffrey Tomlinson, pilot,
P/O Rowland Richard Henry Rowe, observer,
P/O John Osmond Little, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Edward McDonald, wireless operator,
Sgt John Dennis O'Sullivan, 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.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8867
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pershore - Pershore
Location:
Horst
Limburg
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 Pershore at 2255LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Horst. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William John Ewart, pilot,
P/O Reginald Alfred Minchin, observer,
P/O George Gascoyne, wireless operator,
F/Sgt David Robert Stuart, wireless operator,
P/O Reginald Scriven, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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.
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