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

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943 at 0122 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD126
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elvington - Elvington
Location:
Arum
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2309LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. The following night, passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Arum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth William Morrison, pilot,
Sgt William McElroy, flight engineer,
Sgt Edward Frederick Fare, navigator,
Sgt Andrew Thomson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gilbert John Greening, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Foster, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Gelsenkirchen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JD216
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2236LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. The exact circumstances and the location of the crash remains unknown but it is believed that the bomber was shot down by the German Flak over the target area and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O John William Richardson, pilot,
F/O Hector Beattie Lancaster, pilot,
Sgt William Robert Bryans, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John James Stefanchuk, navigator,
F/Sgt George Vivian Vincent Reid, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Mannix MacDonald, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Henry Colin McClung, air gunner,
Sgt James William Sturgess, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Kupferdreh: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB922
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Kupferdreh
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2241LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Kupferdreh, 9 km southeast of Essen. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Thomas Roland Mellish, pilot, †
Sgt John Stamers Pickering, flight engineer,
Sgt William Howard Plowman, navigator,
F/O Eric Crouch, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Asa Nelson Pixley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Ronald Prentice, air gunner, †
Sgt Wilfred George Willis, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Mont Rigi

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR933
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lissett - Lissett
Location:
Mont Rigi
Liege
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 Lissett at 2309LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Mont Rigi. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt John Cameron Bridger, pilot,
Sgt Eric Walter Groom, flight engineer,
F/O William Percy Banks, navigator,
Sgt Basil Ronald Elden, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Geoffrey Scudamore, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Rake, air gunner,
Sgt G. E. Kendrick, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Fresnoy-Andainville: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED617
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Location:
Fresnoy-Andainville
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe at 2301LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Fresnoy-Andainville, 36 km west of Amiens. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Lawrence Hendry, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Dick Rhynd, flight engineer,
F/O Kenneth Toner, navigator,
Sgt Andrew McDowall, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Baldwin, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Albert Chapman, air gunner,
Sgt Andrew Smeaton Cousins, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Gelsenkirchen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
DV164
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Gelsenkirchen
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 Wickenby at 2316LT on July 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Frank Jeffries, pilot,
Sgt John Irwin, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Charles Napoleon Roy, navigator,
F/O Eric Bertram Oldham, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Reginald Vincent, wireless operator,
Sgt Claude Jean Philippe Meyer, air gunner,
F/Sgt Geoffrey William Addinsall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a North American B-25C-20 Mitchell in Sciacca: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
42-64522
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
96-16401
YOM:
1942
Location:
Sciacca
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in the invasion of Sicily, operation named 'Husky I'. It was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed two km east of Sciacca. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Gilbert H. Myers,
F/O George D. Collins,
T/Sgt Donald C. Kelley,
T/Sgt Mike D. Rogers,
S/Sgt Richard J. Walsh,
Cpl Gustave A. Lundsten.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DL into the Caribbean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
9458
YOM:
1943
Location:
Caribbean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere into the Caribbean Sea while on a flight from Trinidad & Tobago. Lost without trace.
Crew (20th Troop Carrier Squadron 6th Air Force Service):
1st Lt Isadore L. Gruber,
2nd Lt Donlin F. McCormack,
T/Sgt Louis H. Walters,
Sgt Nathan Rabinovitz,
Pfc Gordon H. Miller.

Crash of a North American B-25D-1 Mitchell into the Mediterranean Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-29898
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
87-8063
YOM:
1941
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While engaged in a night bombing mission to Trapani, the airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Mediterranean Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Paul Oscar Fredd,
2nd Lt John W. Malm,
2nd Lt Robert Evans Thompson,
S/Sgt Alvin Sevier McCarson,
S/Sgt Charles B. O'Neil,
S/Sgt William Russell Battin.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-95-CO Liberator in Lahinch

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-40784
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1861
YOM:
1943
Location:
Lahinch
Munster
Country:
Ireland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed on the beach in Lahinch and damaged beyond repair. All 11 occupants escaped unhurt.
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