Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the Bay of Biscay: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK301
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Bay of Biscay
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Country:
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Region:
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Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 1755LT to lay mines in the French coastal waters. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John James Perry, pilot,
F/Sgt Hugh Laurence John Mackender, navigator,
Sgt John George Duncan, observer,
Sgt Alan Harvey Clayton, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Ferguson, air gunner.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Marauder into the Coral Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-17558
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honirara - Luganville
Location:
Coral Sea
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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 Honiara-Henderson Field on a flight to Luganville, Vanuatu. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The airplane went out of control and crashed into the Coral Sea some 520 km southwest of Guadalcanal Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Walter L. Callaham,
1st Lt William R. McNeese,
2nd Lt Leonard M. Feldman,
2nd Lt Samuel R. Hufstedler Jr.,
S/Sgt Frank L. House,
Pfc Richard Gray,
Pfc John E. Lawler.
Probable cause:
Poor weather.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75
Operator:
Registration:
I-TELO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tunis – Castelvetrano
MSN:
32047
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Tunis to Castelvetrano, Sicily, the three-engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.506B into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
CRDA CANT Z.506 Airone
Operator:
Registration:
MM45404
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off the Italian coast. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
Z2269
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1554LT on an Air Sea Rescue operation, searching for a missing Mosquito raid on Vlissingen. The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew.
F/O Francis Charles Hammond, pilot,
Sgt Charles McCreedy,
F/Sgt Kenneth Elwood Stilborn,
Sgt George Tough.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL into the Mediterranean Sea

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-18469
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4561
YOM:
1942
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Ditched in the Mediterranean Sea for unknown reasons. There were no fatalities. The airplane sank and was lost.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tunis - Trapani
MSN:
3202
YOM:
1942
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Tunis to Trapani, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Walter Ludwig, pilot,
Uffz Hans Deppisch, radio operator,
Fw Johann Waldhör, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m into the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+FN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tunis - Trapani
MSN:
6450
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Tunis to Trapani, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The pilot survived and two other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Schmidt, observer,
Uffz Heinrich Grotzk, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-18353
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Land's End - Gibraltar - Oran
MSN:
4391
YOM:
1942
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Land's End on a flight to Oran with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. It was carrying troops taking part to the Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of the North French Africa. While cruising over the sea, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and got lost. Eventually, the crew spotted a ship and ditched the airplane nearby, some 400 km off the Portuguese coast. All 15 occupants were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Crew lost in bad weather.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942 at 2242 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9169
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
North Sea
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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 Oakington at 1755LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea north of the Dutch coast. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Herbert Adams Harris, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Marlow Baldock,
P/O Joseph Peter Bulanda,
Sgt Charles Denis Evans,
Sgt Donald Frank Meade,
Sgt George Henry Stone,
F/Sgt Kenneth Laverne Howard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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