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The airplane departed RAF Langar at 2041LT on March 9 on an operation to Munich. In the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tagnon. Four crew members were killed, one became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ivor Wood, pilot, †
Sgt R. Brown, flight engineer,
Sgt G. I. Brownhill, navigator,
Sgt Richard Hall Warren, bomb aimer, †
Sgt William Garvey Lishman, wireless operator,
Sgt George Sydney Margetson, air gunner, †
Sgt George Mortimore, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Élan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2213 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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R9149

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2004LT on an operation to Munich. Outbound, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Élan. The pilot was killed, three became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
P/O Frank Morton Tomlinson, pilot, †
Sgt L. Marsh, flight engineer,
Sgt D. M. Cox, navigator,
Sgt G. R. Howard, bomb aimer,
Sgt C. Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt James Jennings, air gunner,
W/O Vincent Albert Fox, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Fraillicourt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2320 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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R9262

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1709LT on an operation to Munich. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Fraillicourt. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
F/O Hector Duro, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Ingham Boddy, flight engineer,
P/O Raymond Edwin Lewis,
Sgt H. L. McBeath,
Sgt Percy George Edward Ross, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Thorpe Carpenter, air gunner, †
Sgt George Robert Dickinson, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Ville-sur-Retourne: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1942 at 0033 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Z1652

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at in the evening of October 24 on an operation to Milan. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ville-sur-Retourne. Two crew members were killed, one became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Howard James Hugill, pilot,
Sgt Edmund John Pete, observer,
Sgt E. Worsdale, navigator,
Sgt James George Barnes, wireless operator,
Sgt L. Newbold, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Sévigny-Waleppe: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z9131

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2270

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Tempsford in the evening of September 24 on a Special Operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sévigny-Waleppe. A crew was killed, three became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Denys Boothby, pilot,
Sgt Lawrence Cecil George Quirk, pilot,
P/O John Rayson, navigator,
P/O Lewis George Alfred Reed, wireless operator,
Sgt Colin Ian Blyth, air gunner,
F/Sgt Percy George Clayton, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Eden Franklin, air gunner. †

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Novion-Porcien: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1942 at 0115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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BJ689

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of September 19 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Novion-Porcien, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Akos Frederick De Bartok, pilot,
F/Sgt P. F. Brawley,
Sgt Charles Drury,
Sgt R. A. Haskins,
Sgt J. E. Bailey,
Sgt J. L. Dyhouse.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Flize: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942 at 0258 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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BJ893

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2329LT on September 1st on an operation to Saarbrücken. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Flize, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Jack Willis Ross, pilot,
P/O Reginald Albert Shires, pilot,
W/O Laurence Rosekilly, navigator,
F/Sgt James Samuel Orr, observer,
P/O Richard Albert George Tucker, wireless operator,
P/O Robert Edward Thornley, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Mesmont: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0315 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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R9153

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 2035LT 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 Mesmont. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Courtenay Patterson, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Hawthorn, flight engineer,
W/O Edmond William John Gilson, observer,
F/Sgt Victor George Lawrence, wireless operator,
Sgt John Outram Ludgate, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur Graham Oswin, air gunner,
Sgt Gerald Victor Payne, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Saint-Lambert-et-Mont-de-Jeux: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942 at 0300 LT

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3647

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Saint-Lambert-et-Mont-de-Jeux

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2026LT 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 Saint-Lambert-et-Mont-de-Jeux. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Stansfield Allen, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Hepworth, observer, †
F/Sgt William John Hesp, observer, †
Sgt William Desmond Haddleton, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Frederick Tuck, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Sauville: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2354 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD829

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2002LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Sauville. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Lindsay Kemp, pilot,
Sgt Sydney Frank Clark, observer, †
Sgt Herbert Gregson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward James Stansfield, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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