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Germany
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Lower Saxony

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Aschhorn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0059 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7565
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Aschhorn
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 Oakington at 2209LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Aschhorn, some 45 km northwest of Hamburg. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Henry Charles Bates, †
Sgt John Boyle, †
Sgt Frank Lethbridge McIntyre, †
F/Lt Douglas Weston Wwhiteman, pilot, †
Sgt Alfred Leslie Crockford,
P/O Leslie Raymond Sidwell,
W/O C. F. Carter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 1748 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3653
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Lemwerder
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 Feltwell at 1530LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lemwerder, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Murrey Vernon Peters-Smith, pilot,
F/O Nathaniel Edmund Hodson, observer,
F/Lt David Septimus Stewart Low, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Hill Moses, air gunner,
Sgt Adam Thomas Drysdale, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1461
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Haddien
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 2257LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Haddien, some 12 km northwest of Wilhelmshaven. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald Coburn West, pilot,
Sgt George Leslie Cooper, observer,
Sgt Ian David Lowther, wireless operator,
Sgt Percy Milnes, air gunner,
Sgt Bernard Edwin Bentley Luckman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0213 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1335
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Meyenburg
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 2248LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meyenburg, some 25 km northwest of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Keith Mcdowell Ferguson,
F/Sgt Max James Foley,
Sgt Garth Richard Gower,
Sgt William Edward Horsfall, wireless operator,
F/Lt Vernon Frank Keyser.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Langwarden

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3412
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Langwarden
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 Hamburg. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak in the port engine. The crew elected to return to base but the airplane lost height and was ditched into the sea of Wadden off Langwarden. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Courtney Robert Howells,
Sgt Cecil Raymond Lindridge,
Sgt William Shepherd,
Sgt William Frederick Waite,
Sgt William Lewis Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Pippensen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9485
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Pippensen
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 Middleton St George at 2303LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Pippensen. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Barr, flight engineer, †
P/O Arthur Stuart Hawkins, observer, †
Sgt Douglas Lester Osborne, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric James Butt,
Sgt Charles Morris Muir,
Sgt Reginald George William Woollard,
Sgt E. C. Sudbury.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Dose: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0146 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Dose
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dose, some 45 km northwest of Oldenburg. Four crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ian James Shepherd, pilot, †
P/O Reginald Sidney Lees, observer, †
P/O Norman Bruce Robertson, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Francis Winstanley, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Dixon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Westerholte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5367
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Westerholte
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2305LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. Flying north of Osnabrück, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field in Westerholte. Four crew members were killed while the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alec Stephen Holgate, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Ashby, observer,
F/Sgt Leslie Thomas William Grady, wireless operator,
Sgt Allan Cyril Savory, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Harry Jackett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Spiekeroog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0126 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL746
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Spiekeroog Island
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 2123LT on July 26 on an intruder operation to Germany. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Spiekeroog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Victor Nelson Salmon, pilot,
P/O Harold Frederick Deck, observer,
F/Sgt Sidney Duckworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Edward Caleb Oxley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Horneburg: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1186
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Horneburg
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2312LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. It is believed that it exploded in the air and crashed in marshy ground near Horneburg. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Daniel Creede, air gunner,
P/O Norman Leslie Laing,
Sgt John Walter Macaulay, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Henry Maximilian Slezak,
P/O Douglas Alfred Street, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Douglas Swansburg,
F/Sgt Gerald Robert Titus,
Sgt Kenneth Storey Watson.
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