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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Mechelen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT694
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rufforth - Rufforth
Location:
Mechelen
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed 1818LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and a German fighter and crashed near Mechelen. Five crew members were killed, one evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
S/L William Fletcher, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Jackson, flight engineer,
Sgt Harry Kay, navigator, †
F/Lt Moire Alphonse Jean Pierre, bomb aimer,
P/O George Henry Miller, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Henry Bousfield, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank Cecil Howe, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak and a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Veulen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7880
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Veulen
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1825LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km south of Veulen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Leslie Hartshorn, pilot,
Sgt Joseph William Kilyon, flight engineer,
Sgt Harold Alma Cheasman, navigator,
Sgt Frederick William Cox, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alfred Norman Conner, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Owen Gilbert, air gunner,
W/O George Farah, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Venlo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943 at 2020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT788
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
Venlo
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 1632LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Venlo. A crew was killed, one evaded and five became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt J. D. Illingworth, pilot,
Sgt W. C. Ford, flight engineer,
Sgt J. S. King, navigator,
Sgt R. Williamson, bomb aimer,
Sgt L. T. Holdom, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Kay, air gunner, †
Sgt J. Sankey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Kessel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1943 at 2112 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED440
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fiskerton - Fiskerton
Location:
Kessel
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 1851LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Kessel. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Arthur Jackson, pilot, †
Sgt John Radcliffe McMahon, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Hiam Murray Magder, observer, †
P/O Albert William Lane, bomb aimer, †
F/O Emile Joseph Francis Dunand, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur James Clover, air gunner, †
Sgt Leopold Gordon Alexander, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Linne: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1943 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5637
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Linne
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1739LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. In the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Linne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Giles Bacchus Marsh, pilot,
Sgt Robert William Shearon, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert Edward Holland, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Blair MacWilliam,
Sgt Ronald Shaw,
Sgt Edward Hartley, air gunner,
Sgt James Kirby, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Maasbree: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943 at 1915 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5738
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Maasbree
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 1707LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Maasbree. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt S. R. Colbert, pilot, †
Sgt T. Hesketh, flight engineer, †
Sgt D. D. Richardson, navigator, †
Sgt W. S. Hignell, bomb aimer, †
Sgt D. J. Dell, wireless operator,
Sgt D. Wright, air gunner, †
Sgt T. P. Bowles, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Asselt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1943 at 2023 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4134
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Asselt
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1705LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Asselt. Four crew members were killed, two became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Barry Chaster, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Moger, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gordon Kerr Marwood, navigator,
Sgt John Kenneth Banfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Pugh, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter John Harris, air gunner, †
Sgt Ivan Wildman Lineker, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Heijen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 2019 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ589
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Heijen
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1820LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the destination, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heijen, 60 km northwest of Duisburg. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Anderson Proudfoot, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm Ronald Wallis, navigator, †
Sgt J. E. Madden, observer, †
Sgt Cyril Calvert, wireless operator,
P/O James Connacher Jackes, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Brunssum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5701
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Location:
Brunssum
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 1911LT on an operation to Aachen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Brunssum, near the Dutch/German border, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Neville J. Briant, pilot,
Sgt Albert E. Musgrave, flight engineer,
F/O Leslie C. Dorward, navigator,
Sgt John R. Dawson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth O. MacKay, wireless operator,
Sgt Augustus H. J. G. Desmond,
air gunner,
F/O Kenneth H. Harrison, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Maastricht: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 2238 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ729
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1821LT on an operation to Aachen. Over Maastricht, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the city. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Thomas E. Powell, pilot,
F/O Francis L. Todd, navigator,
F/Sgt Joseph L. O. Grady, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Guy J. H. McElroy, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Howard Broom, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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