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While on approach to Marville AFB, the airplane crashed in the Montmédy forest, few km north of the runway 12 threshold. Eight occupants were killed while three others were seriously injured.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 31M in Marville AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1955 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

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9696

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Grostenquin – Marville – London

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12829

YOM:

1947

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The aircraft left Grostenquin Airbase at 1100LT bound for London with an intermediate stop at Marville AFB. During a GCA approach to runway 12, the crew encountered foggy conditions and the airplane hit trees and crashed in the Montmédy forest located less than five km north of the airfield. Seven passengers were killed while seven other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Marson-sur-Barboure: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1943 at 2232 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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DT748

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Lissett - Lissett

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The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 1928LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marson-sur-Barboure. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Edmund Witham, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Frederick Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas Charles Laws, observer,
Sgt John Harris, navigator,
P/O Philip Grenville Lyon, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Edward Ashdown, air gunner,
Sgt Benjamin Harvey Bishop, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Brizeaux

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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JB840

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1930LT on an operation to Nuremberg. While cruising over France at an altitude of 14,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and caught fire. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and the airplane entered a dive and crashed in Brizeaux. Five crew members became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Ralph Charles Frederick Hibben, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Atkinson,
Sgt Harry Mildred Simpson,
Sgt Frederick Roy Slocombe,
Sgt W. Hughes,
Sgt A. R. Mansford,
Sgt Edward George Sawkins, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943 at 2213 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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BK697

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1936LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Champneuville. Six crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Graham Ripley, pilot, †
Sgt James Francis Farrelly, flight engineer, †
Sgt Archie Melrose Reid, navigator,
Sgt Arthur James Bagg, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Clifford Burkill, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Elmer Keith Matlock, air gunner, †
F/O Lester McBride Wadman, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Les Souhesmes-Rampont: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943 at 2145 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

Operator:

Registration:

R9270

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Oakington - Oakington

Location:

Les Souhesmes-Rampont

Meuse

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1908LT on an operation to Nuremberg. While flying over north of France at an altitude of 2,800 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Les Souhesmes-Rampont. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Patrick Trench, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank William Richard Cole, flight engineer,
F/Lt Crofton Lustleigh Selman, navigator,
P/O Lee Gordon Gosper, bomb aimer,
P/O Henry Harwood, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Peel Hudson, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Thomas Beney, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Vavincourt: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 2004 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

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W4820

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1738LT on an operation to Munich. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vavincourt, 28 km northeast of Saint-Dizier. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Evan Bayliss, pilot,
Sgt Gwilym Nicholls, flight engineer, †
P/O Ivor George Arthur Faulk, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt John Massey Jefferies, †
F/Sgt Robert Ian Robb, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Jeffreys, air gunner, †
Sgt George Henry Kitchen, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Void-Vacon: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 1941 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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Registration:

BF358

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1710LT on an operation to Munich. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Void-Vacon, 21 km west of Toul. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Kitchener Plummer Rumboll, pilot,
Sgt Henry William Frost, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Thomas Bentham,
F/O William Alexander Milne,
Sgt Arthur Staff, navigator,
P/O Donald Martin Howard Taylor,
Sgt Patrick Joseph Gillan, air gunner,
P/O Alwyne Clarendon Redfern Laundon, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Beaufort-en-Argonne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1942 at 1932 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

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R5574

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1650LT on an operation to Munich. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beaufort-en-Argonne. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Grimwood Choke Cooke, pilot, †
Sgt Fred Morrell, flight engineer, †
P/O Arthur Mussendine Camplin, observer, †
P/O B. C. Moore, navigator,
F/Sgt Brian Gordon Louch, wireless operator, †
P/O Bernard Cuthbert Goodwin, air gunner, †
Sgt Michael Reynolds, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1929 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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BB242

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1630LT on an operation to Mannheim. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Courouvre. Two crew members were killed, three became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
F/O William Charles Hillier, pilot, †
Sgt John Albert Parkin, flight engineer,
Sgt Herbert Joseph Bromsgrove Canter, navigator,
Sgt H. O. Robertson, radio operator,
Sgt Robert Law MacDonald, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Edward Theckston, air gunner,
Sgt Alan Frank Smith, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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