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Lower Saxony

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942 at 0136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
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 Syerston at 2330LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Delmenhorst, some 12 km southwest of Bremen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Paul Walter Gregory, pilot,
Sgt James Henry Kinch, pilot,
P/O William James Ruddy, observer,
F/Sgt Frank Roe, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Dauncey, wireless operator,
Sgt John Grocock, air gunner,
Sgt Edmund Robert John Burrell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942 at 0129 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1619
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Westrum
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 Alconbury at 2313LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching Cloppenburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westrum, about 85 km southwest of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Thomas Owen, pilot,
Sgt George Towns, observer,
P/O William Henderson, wireless operator,
P/O John Elwyn Jones, air gunner,
P/O Hector William Cuthbert Watts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Borkum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Borkum 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 was engaged in an anti-shipping strike over the North Sea when it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Borkum Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O James McCallum, pilot,
F/Sgt Lawrence Hugh Latimer, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ross Mcauslan Neil, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Henry Francis Hasleden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1942 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+DW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0608
Location:
Springe
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 crashed in unknown circumstances in Springe, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Johann-Josef Doerenkamp, pilot,
Uffz Johann Röder, observer,
Uffz Willy Thomsen, radio operator,
Fw Werner Jakob, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I on Borkum Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0332 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P5312
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cottesmore - Cottesmore
Location:
Borkum Island
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore at 2252LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on Borkum Island. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Count Tristan Edward Salazar, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Slanislaus Gaffney, observer, †
F/Sgt Richard John Horlock, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney Howard Cusden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Emen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4944
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
1671
YOM:
1940
Location:
Emen
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 Abingdon at 2252LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Emen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Douglas Williams, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Mansfield Murphy, observer,
Sgt Leonard Norman Reynolds, bomb aimer,
W/O Gordon Lea Wilkinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frederick Clifford House, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Westeraccumersiel

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1479
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Westeraccumersiel
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2340LT on an operation to Bremen. After passing the German coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in shallow water off Westeraccumersiel. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/C Stanisław Michał Krzystyniak, pilot,
F/O Jerzy Prasniewski, pilot,
P/O Paweł Wilhelm Tobolski, navigator,
Sgt Marian Karol Przybylski, wireless operator,
Sgt Jarosław Szymankiewicz, air gunner,
Sgt Julian Stanisław Kwiatkowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Delmenhorst: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
V9987
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Delmenhorst
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2354LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Delmenhorst, about 12 km southwest of Bremen. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Francis Duff, †
Sgt George Albert Losh,
Sgt John Robert Shellard,
F/Sgt Arthur Hartley,
Sgt William Weightman. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X3213
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden
Location:
Aschhauserfeld
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 Steeple Morden at 2312LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Aschhauserfeld, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Holden, pilot,
Sgt Robert Neil Urquhart, observer,
Sgt Cyril Thomas Raynes Matthewman, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Allen Mitchell, air gunner,
Sgt Victor Arthur Bullecourt Falk, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0221 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1105
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Ovelgönne
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2256LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While cruising at an altitude of 14,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Ovelgönne. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Herbert Gordon Badger Mays, pilot, †
Sgt Robert George Gumbley, flight engineer, †
Sgt Sydney John Harding, navigator,
P/O Ronald Harry Birch, bomb aimer,
P/O Stanley Frank Hazleton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur John Selby, air gunner, †
Sgt Ronald Willis Fisher, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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