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

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3946
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
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 Mildenhall at 1800LT to lay mines off the western coast of France. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Huntly Gordon, pilot,
Sgt David Buchanan, observer,
Sgt Cyril Robert Stoward, navigator,
Sgt Cyril George Parr, radio operator,
Sgt Edwin Thomas Port, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK339
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
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 Warboys at 1915LT on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/Lt J. Hobbs, pilot,
F/Sgt D. D. Baird,
P/O A. H. Cunningham,
F/Sgt A. Sayner,
F/O R. S. Longuet, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
VD+ZA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5637
YOM:
1936
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:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere into the Mediterranean Sea, probably south of Crete Island. The crew was performing an ambulance mission. Lost without trace.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5911
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
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 Wyton in the evening of October 13 on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Donald Phillips Scott, pilot,
Sgt Richard Thomas Barber,
Sgt James Jeffrey Barton,
F/Sgt Edwin Robert Bergquist,
F/O William James Hedley,
Sgt Robert Pierpoint,
Sgt Alan Alfred Walker, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4116
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
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 Scampton at 1753LT on an operation to Wismar. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Richard Frederick Elliott, pilot,
F/Sgt John Kennedy Cullen,
Sgt Alexander Rae Hendrie,
Sgt Gordon Hodge,
F/O John William Beresford Horne,
P/O Graeme Lonarch Laidlaw,
F/Sgt William Charles Henry Ross.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 into the Norwegian Sea

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 138
Operator:
Registration:
K6+AK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
310089
YOM:
1941
Location:
Norwegian 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:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances, probably in the Norwegian Sea, sank and was lost. All four crew members were rescued by a Do.24.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1623
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1819LT on October 5 on an operation to Aachen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace. The crew probably encountered poor weather conditions over the sea.
Crew:
Sgt K. E. Crewe,
Sgt R. Doherty,
Sgt George Erwin Robson,
Sgt J. H. G. Shaw,
Sgt S. A. Palmer.

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF328
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
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 Lakenheath at 1928LT on September 29 on a mine laying operation in the Nectarines area. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Stuart Daniel Wells, pilot,
Sgt Edward George Souter, flight engineer,
Sgt Max Hilton Elliott, navigator,
Sgt Eric Harold Cecil Phillips, wireless operator,
W/O Lawrence Joseph Tighe, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Bernard Lovett Flint, air gunner,
F/Sgt Gerald Finnbarr McHugh, air gunner.
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