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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Borkum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1943 at 2044 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM303
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Borkum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
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 1732LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Borkum. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Victor Charles Hayward, pilot,
Sgt Francis Clifford Kelly,
Sgt Jack Lee,
Sgt Kenneth Richard Lees,
F/Sgt Ross Maddaugh Agnew,
F/O William Henry,
P/O James Turner Hunt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7938
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Delmenhorst
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1815LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stickgras, in the suburb of Delmenhorst. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Frederick Buchan, pilot,
Sgt Charles Milburn, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Harmon Wendellyn Laughlan, observer,
P/O Francis Arnold Davies, navigator,
F/Sgt Victor Ronald Wood, wireless operator,
Sgt William James Higgs, air gunner,
F/Sgt Aeneas Francis MacDonald, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT680
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Lüdershausen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1800LT on an operation to Hamburg. After passing south of the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lüdershausen, 37 km southeast of Hamburg. The pilot was killed while six other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt William Andrew Black, pilot, †
Sgt Samuel Eardley, flight engineer,
Sgt Bert Gordon Howe, navigator,
F/Sgt France Waite, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Albert Taplin, wireless operator,
Sgt Jean Sylvio Albert Aubry, air gunner,
P/O Ian Gordon Imrie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4770
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Lichtenmoor
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
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 1805LT on an operation to Hamburg. After passing south of Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lichtenmoor, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Noel Reed, pilot,
Sgt Francis McNeil, flight engineer,
P/O Cecil Gordon Jones, navigator,
Sgt Roy Edward Cooke, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Rosario Arthur Coulombe, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur William Thomas, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Loach, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Brokstreek: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7921
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Brokstreek
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1838LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Brokstreek. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Maurice William Lofthouse, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Short, †
P/O Ralph Leonard Alexander, †
Sgt Wilfred Strachan Thompson, †
Sgt B. H. Winnard,
Sgt W. B. Haxby,
Sgt J. W. Crouch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Vechta: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943 at 0324 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED477
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Vechta
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2349LT on January 30 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing south of Bremen, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the vicinity of Vechta. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Findlay Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Bryan Milton Swallow, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Frederick McLean, flight engineer,
Sgt John Murtagh, navigator,
Sgt William John Veysey, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Walter Hover, air gunner,
F/Sgt Laurence Alfred Morgan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4189
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Lüneburg
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0012LT on an operation to Hamburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Lüneburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Donald George long, pilot,
F/O Edward William Rosam,
F/O Frederick Charles Reed
Sgt George Edward Marwick,
P/O John Clifford Clarke,
Sgt John Clayton Smithson,
Sgt Eric Louis Moore, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6077
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Dassel
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1703LT to lay mines in the Sweet Pea region of the Baltic. In the late evening, while home bound at an altitude of 400 feet in limited visibility, it impacted a hill and crashed in Dassel. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Edward Gough, pilot, †
Sgt Edward John Forward, †
P/O Geoffrey Charles Layley, †
Sgt George Leslie Banks, †
P/O Kenneth Alsey Taylor, †
Sgt Loring Charles Ehrhart, †
Sgt Norman Whitehead, †
Sgt W. E. Jackson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Wittmund: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Wittmund
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1647LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Wittmund, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leslie Jenkinson, pilot,
Sgt Fred Raithby Scargall,
Sgt Fred Nuttall,
Sgt Harry Reginald Wakley,
Sgt Phillip Joseph Newman,
F/Sgt William Douglas Henderson,
Sgt Bernard Hannaway, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2036 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7614
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Kaltenweide
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1732LT on an operation to Fallersleben. Approaching Hanover, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kaltenweide. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Robert Marshall, pilot,
Sgt Michael William Lavelle, flight engineer, †
F/O Charles Curtis Merril McCann, observer, †
W/O Joseph B. Nault, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Henry Richard George Whittall,
Sgt Samuel Wilson,
Sgt William Cameron Fraser, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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