Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Malmedy: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B3+ON
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1496
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base following an operation over Birmingham when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Malmedy. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Kurt Lischinsky,
Ofw Kurt Freiberg,
Uffz Ernst Petig,
Uffz Hans-Eberhardt Haase.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Burdinne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1048
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Burdinne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Maurice Docherty Mackenzie, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Hunt, observer,
Sgt Arthur Robert Vihelm Matthissen, wireless operator,
Sgt Desmond McCooey Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Ronald Pain, air gunner,
Sgt Alan Bentham, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hamoir: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9635
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lichfield - Lichfield
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 2158LT to drop leaflefts in the Lille region. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Hamoir, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Laurence Guy Chick, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Ben Remfry, observer,
Sgt Frederick Joseph Dodd, wireless operator,
Sgt John Richard Stukins, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert John Glaister, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Oteppe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941 at 0515 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD791
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Aachen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Oteppe, west of Liège. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Kert Calcutt, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur Henry Lawrence, observer,
Sgt Richard Eric Hirons, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Barnes, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Horion: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0444 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7321
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of October 13 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following morning and passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field located in Horion, southwest of Liege Airport. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O Joseph Unsworth, pilot, †
P/O Howard Bertram Carroll, copilot,
Sgt Gilbert Thomas Cox, radio operator,
P/O William E. Simpson, observer, †
F/S Ernest Moulding, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alexander F. Dickson, air gunner, †
P/O Frank Mason, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Liège: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z6803
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
2163
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2210LT on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Liège. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Michael William Tilley, pilot, †
Sgt Owen Lawrence Mitchell Williams, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Albert Dean, observer, †
Sgt Dennis William Ernest Creedy, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie Wilfred Joseph Hart.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Eben-Emael: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941 at 0116 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD862
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2310LT on July 2 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Eben-Emael, north of Liège. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Doggiry, wireless operator, †
P/O Bruce Dawson Campbell,
F/Sgt John Henderson,
P/O Ronald Andrew Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bettincourt: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 1040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4905
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9387
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a mission over Maastricht. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Bettincourt. A crewman was killed and two others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Henry Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Vincent George Lovelock Luter, observer,
LAC William E. Palmer, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Voroux-Goreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4914
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9396
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham on a mission to Maastricht. While approaching Liège-Bierset Airport, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Voroux-Goreux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Osborne H. Keedwell, pilot,
Sgt Leonard J. Merritt, observer,
AC2 Leslie A. Berridge, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Voroux-Goreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8733
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham on a mission to Maastricht. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Voroux-Goreux, near the Liège Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Stanley George Thornton, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Mellership, observer,
AC2 John Richard Mayor, wireless operator and air gunner.