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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Lemwerder: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0434 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
BD275
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
2582
YOM:
1942
Location:
Lemwerder
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2348LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. The following morning, while returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Lemwerder. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt F. J. R. Eminson,
Sgt D. Gosden, †
Sgt S. Jolly,
Sgt C. B. P. Nind,
Sgt J. Tweddle.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Nordermoor

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0416 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9744
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden
Flight number:
3Z0S
Location:
Nordermoor
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden 0002LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and abandoned by the crew at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The airplane crashed in Nordermoor and was destroyed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L R. A. Nicholson,
P/O G. T. Hunt,
Sgt O. M. Jameson,
F/Sgt R. O. Riddle,
F/Sgt M. W. E. Wild.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Brinkum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0412 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1385
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Brinkum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 0017LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Brinkum, south of Bremen Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt K. Bennett,
F/Sgt E. K. F. Brasher,
Sgt A. D. Crowther,
Sgt D. W. Johnson,
Sgt W. J. C. Monk.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Barrien: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0359 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8523
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Barrien
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0025LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barrien, some 15 km south of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Richard Feast, pilot,
Sgt Frank Logan, observer,
Sgt William Arthur Thompson, navigator,
Sgt John Bishop, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Henry Waters, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Barrien: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0346 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9166
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Barrien
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 0037LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barrien, some 15 km south of Bremen. Six crew members were killed and the navigator became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Joseph Cartmell, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Dicks, flight engineer, †
F/O Philip Fussey, navigator,
P/O Harry Edward Orr, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Joseph George Spouler, wireless operator, †
Sgt Roy Frederick Reynolds, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley Watson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Ohrtermersch

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X3169
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden
Flight number:
3Z0X
Location:
Ohrtermersch
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2341LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ohrtermersch. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Akehurst,
Sgt R. S. Davey,
F/O M. E. S. Dickenson,
W/O G. H. Dow,
Sgt H. C. M. Jarvis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Papenburg

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942 at 0348 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ771
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Papenburg
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Papenburg. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gerald Arthur Keith,
Sgt Roger Spalton,
F/Sgt Alexander Stevenson,
Sgt John William Strickland,
Sgt Arthur Graham Winton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Westermarsch I: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1942 at 0220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3396
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Westermarsch I
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2328LT on September 3 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westermarsch I, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Law, pilot,
Sgt Horace Llewellyn Grant, observer,
Sgt Richard Alfred William Newman, observer,
Sgt Rupert Ernest Renton, wireless operator,
Sgt John Trevor Vivian Gill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Erika: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0042 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1396
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Erika
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2042LT on August 27 on an operation to Kassel. Just after passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Erika. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Harker, pilot,
F/Sgt Allan Kilshaw Fish, observer,
Sgt Robert Howat, wireless operator,
Sgt Vincent J. Mackey, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert William Waller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J-2 in Wolfsburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
D5+DH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vechta - Vechta
MSN:
1301
YOM:
1941
Location:
Wolfsburg
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Westhagen, in the suburb of Wolfsburg. Two crew members were injured while the radio operator, Uffz Karl Pohl, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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