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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2241LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Coutisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L James Beavis, pilot,
F/Sgt Allan Frederick Wise, pilot,
P/O Norman Spark, observer,
Sgt Henry Douglas Hurst, wireless operator,
Sgt Johnstone Stewart, air gunner,
P/O Raymond Cecil Embelin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Méan: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0054 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W1245

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2141LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Méan. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Donald Arthur Kingston, pilot, †
P/O Graham Watson MacAllister, pilot, †
Sgt Patrick McCann, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ivor Brinley Griffiths, wireless operator, †
Sgt Johnstone Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Frederick Burrell, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Geoffrey Kendall, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Moustier-sur-Sambre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0231 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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W5618

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The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh at 2307LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Moustier-sur-Sambre. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Bruce Albright, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Hamilion Forsyth, pilot,
P/O William Mortimer Richards, air gunner, †
Sgt Rex Theodore Burt, †
Sgt Ernest Victor Stephens, †
Sgt Douglas Alexander George Watkins.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Sart-Saint-Laurent

Date & Time: May 5, 1942 at 2322 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Z8599

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2214LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Passing over Belgium at night, it was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot reduced his altitude and the airplane crash landed in Sart-Saint-Laurent. All six crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
F/O Stanislaw Krawczyk, pilot,
Sgt Wacław Czekalski, pilot,
F/O Alojzy Szkuta, observer,
Sgt Edward Mikołaj Siądecki, wireless operator,
P/O Kazimierz Rowicki, air gunner,
Sgt Ludwig Czarnecki, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942 at 0024 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W7653

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The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2138LT on April 27 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamois. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence William Carr, pilot,
F/Sgt James William Ralston, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Robinson, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ronald Barry Shoebridge,
Sgt James Garroway, wireless operator, †
Sgt Iorwerth Edwards, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Henry Lee.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z8901

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The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 2241LT to drop leaflefts in the Lille region. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sautour, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Anthony Dale, pilot,
Sgt Walter James Jewell, observer,
Sgt Arthur William Greer, wireless operator,
Sgt Wilfred George Mutton, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Charles Inder, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Roly: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1942 at 0210 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AT156

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0015LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium at an altitude of 14,500 feet, it was shot down by a German JU.88 fighter and crashed in Roly. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O David Christie Kay, pilot,
Sgt Robert William Burdon Brown, observer, †
Sgt James Waddell, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt S. R. J. Ainger, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Onoz

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P1201

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1840LT on a 'Rover' patrol mission over the area of Aachen. While returning to base at night, the pilot was flying at low height when the airplane collided with a chimney stack, tearing off the lower section of the fuselage and breaking the fuel supply. With the engines out, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in Onoz. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Donald Cordwell,
P/O James Anthony Cathcart Gordon,
Sgt Edward Holt,
Sgt Mowbray Norman Stokes.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6801

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Leeming - Leeming

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2161

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming on an operation to Nuremberg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Daussois, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Roger Llewellyn Lloyd, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Edward Mortimer, pilot,
Sgt John Alterson, observer,
F/Sgt Cyril Garfield Taylor, wireless operator,
Sgt David Gordon Robb, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Dinant: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X9981

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Bombing

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Nuremberg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the vicinity of Dinant. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Paul Burton Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Cecil Holley, pilot,
P/O Joseph Allan Robinson, observer,
Sgt Francis Edward Austin, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond George Butt, wireless operator,
Sgt John Richard Ashley, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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