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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Chalandry: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2046 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK206
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Chalandry
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1840LT on an operation to Stuttgart. In the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Chalandry. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt A. W. Robertson, pilot, †
Sgt K. A. Gosney,
Sgt J. A. Texter, †
Sgt A. L. Wood, †
Sgt R. D. Morris, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7700
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Location:
Montcornet
Aisne
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 Graveley at 2032LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Montcornet, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Frederick John Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Graham Francis Bush, flight engineer,
F/O Albert Cook, observer,
Sgt Garfield James Phillips, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Max Feindel Robbins, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Sydney McCartney, air gunner,
F/Sgt Patrick William Tucker-Feltham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Liesse-Notre-Dame: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT228
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Liesse-Notre-Dame
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2009LT on August 28 on an operation to Saarbrücken. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Liesse-Notre-Dame, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
F/O Leon George Lyons, pilot,
P/O Keith Thomas Pellett, observer,
F/Sgt Christopher Norman Chalken, wireless operator,
Sgt Malcolm Stanley Brighouse, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Marcy-sous-Marle

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Marcy-sous-Marle
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham 2101LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marcy-sous-Marle. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt B. Koscien,
F/O M. Daab,
Sgt J. Glodkowski,
F/Sgt M. Gadek,
Sgt W. Krzyzanowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Montigny-le-Franc: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1942 at 0147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3466
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Montigny-le-Franc
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2216LT on May 6 on an operation to Stuttgart. Passing overt North of France, it was shot down by a German Fighter and crashed in Montigny-le-Franc. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Nathaniel Paterson, pilot, †
P/O Patrick Henry Francis Wil Leland, observer, †
Sgt Arthur Edward Smith, navigator,
W/O Bernard Arthur Ramsbottom, wireless operator,
W/O Edward Callender, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Agnicourt-et-Séchelles: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1942 at 0326 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6124
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Agnicourt-et-Séchelles
Aisne
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 Lakenheath on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Agnicourt-et-Séchelles, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Arnold foster Cheetham, pilot,
Sgt Basil Ernest Smith, flight engineer,
F/O Kenneth William Byron Moodie, observer,
F/Sgt Victor Carriline, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Bertram Pomeroy, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Francis Derek Jago, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Arthur Shaw, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Crécy-sur-Serre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1942 at 1520 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6380
Location:
Crécy-sur-Serre
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Crécy-sur-Serre, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Alfons Janning, pilot,
Ogfr Erwin Beckstädter, observer,
Fw Georg Minnecker, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Müller, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Autremencourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3307
Location:
Autremencourt
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Laon-Chambry AFB when it collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 that was approaching the same airbase. Both airplanes crashed in Autremencourt, about 13 km northeast of the airfield. All eight occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Jürgen Kübel, pilot,
Ogfr Karl Fücker, observer,
Gefr Leopold Breier, radio operator,
Ogfr Hermann Janicke, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Autremencourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2892
Location:
Autremencourt
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Laon-Chambry AFB when it collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 that was approaching the same airbase. Both airplanes crashed in Autremencourt, about 13 km northeast of the airfield. All eight occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Weyharer, pilot,
Ogfr Erich Weikert, observer,
Gefr Sepp Rampf, radio operator,
Ogfr Willi Gaul, mechanic.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland in Brécy: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin 167 Maryland
Operator:
Registration:
154
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Châteauroux - Châteauroux
Location:
Brécy
Aisne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Châteauroux Airport to attack German troops in the region of Château-Thierry and Oulchy-le-Château. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames in an open field. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Lt Edouard Seguin, pilot, †
Sgt Jean Marie Masson, pilot, †
Sgt/C Guenou, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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