Crash of a Douglas C-47A-15-DL near Spa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1945 at 1115 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-23393
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Poix – Frankfurt
MSN:
9255
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in wooded area located in Fagnes, northwest of Malmedy, near Spa. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Augustus R. King Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Robert S. Ferguson, copilot,
T/Sgt Donald H. Lewis, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Louis J. Belcasto, wireless operator.

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell in Manderfeld: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
FR181
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft was flying with a second MLD Mitchell registered FW227 that was shot down. After it exploded in flight, some debris hit the Mitchell registered FR181 that went out of control as well and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (320th Squadron):
1st Lt C. A. Bastiaenen,
Cpl J. V. Driel,
Sgt E. C. van Harselaar,
F/O L. T. Limbosch.
Probable cause:
Hit by debris from another aircraft shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell in Manderfeld: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
FW227
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After being shot down by the German Flak, the airplane entered a dive and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (320th Squadron):
F/O Gaston F. Mertens,
2nd Lt J. H. Muntinga,
Cpl P. H. Peetoom,
Cpl P. J. E. van Dam.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Liège: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
41-18632
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4793
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The approach was completed in very bad weather conditions. The aircraft crashed in a field 2,4 km short of runway and was destroyed. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Liège: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-100892
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
19355
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The approach was completed in very bad weather conditions. The aircraft crashed in a field 2,4 km short of runway and was destroyed. All four five members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lantin: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED781
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2252LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lantin. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Fallows, pilot, †
Sgt John Walter Sykes, flight engineer, †
Sgt Harry Naiman, navigator, †
Sgt Ivor Hedley Lambdin, bomb aimer,
Sgt William George Thomas Day, wireless operator, †
Sgt Raymond Brinley Simpson, air gunner, †
Sgt Francis John Maddock Steer, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Oupeye: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0147 LT
Operator:
Registration:
JD168
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Elvington - Elvington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2311LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oupeye, 9 km northeast of Liege. An air gunner was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred George Endicott, pilot,
Sgt John Wilton Walsh, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Goodenough, navigator,
Sgt Leslie Smith Blanchard, bomb aimer,
Sgt Paul Frederick Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Ernest Burrows, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Frederick Hammond, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in La Minerie: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BK817
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2348LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in La Minerie, 20 km east northeast of Liege. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Ronald Hugh Laud, pilot,
Sgt John Herbert Russell, pilot,
Sgt Aubrey Reginald Waite, flight engineer,
Sgt Hugh Steel McQuade, navigator,
Sgt Henry Stephen Mulholland, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Thomas Whatmough, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick John Hawkins, air gunner,
Sgt Marcus Kenneth Matthews, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Eupen: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0140 LT
Operator:
Registration:
JB793
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2252LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km east of Eupen. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frank Ellsworth Winegarden, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Hall, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ross Matthews Mingay, navigator,
P/O FrankHarrison Hubbs, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley George Ward, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawrence Ronald Lamoure, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Roy Munro Ricketts, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Kettenis: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BF565
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2303LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kettenis, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Stanley Gordon Allan, pilot,
Sgt John Charles Thomas, flight engineer,
Sgt Horton Neilson Wade, navigator,
F/O Earle Stanley Garai, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Frederick Henderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Munro Campbell, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Percy Strong, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.