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The airplane suffered technical problems and crashed at Eindhoven Airport. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz K. Stiller, pilot, †
Ogfr K.-H. Kurth, observer,
Gefr A. Oppermann, radio operator, †
Gefr W. Bals, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Volkel-Uden AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942 at 2230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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BK269

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The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1819LT on an operation to Krefeld. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the Volkel-Uden Airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Sidney Vernon Stowe, pilot, †
F/Sgt Helfi Sveinn Sveinson, pilot, †
F/O Arthur Bryan Morlidge, observer, †
F/O Harding James Stuart, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Nelan, air gunner,
F/Sgt Hubert Douglas Price, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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BJ650

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden

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The airplane departed RAF Chipping Warden at 2024LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Veldhoven, west of Eindhoven. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt M. B. Mallet, pilot,
Sgt J. H. Evans, navigator,
Sgt S. C. Wedgwood, bomb aimer,
Sgt V. F. Vinnicombe, wireless operator,
F/Sgt J. J. La Bossiere, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 near Dongen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0052 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+CD

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0027

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Dongen, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Oblt W. Dimter, pilot,
Uffz E. Hübner, radio operator,
Ogfr H.-G. Franke, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Uden

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942 at 0135 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1297

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The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford 2100LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and later abandoned by the crew. The airplane crashed in Uden and was destroyed. All five crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Sidney Harrison, pilot,
P/O Eric James Seaman, observer,
Sgt Eric Lockwood, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Nelson Faber, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Arthur Andrew Browne, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Elsendorp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942 at 0035 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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T2561

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The airplane departed an Advances Base on the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Elsendorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Arthur Sherman, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hilton, navigator,
Sgt Albert Nicholas, observer,
Sgt Edgar Tong Briggs, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Francis Wayne Gennett, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 near Gilze-Rijen AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942 at 2200 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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R4+??

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While circling in the vicinity of Gilze-Rijen AFB, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing southwest of the airbase. The air gunner was killed.
Crew:
Ogfr R. Morenz, pilot,
Gefr W. Strewitschka, radio operator,
Ogfr A. Boy, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Waalwijk

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0400 LT

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Dornier DO.217

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U5+RK

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4240

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1941

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen Airfield on an operation to Leeds. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and the pilot made an emergency landing in Waalwijk. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members escaped with minor injuries.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Eindhoven: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1245

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on the evening of August 27 on an operation to Kassel. Over Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eindhoven. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and another evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Feliks Gawlak, †
Cpl Jozef Janik, †
Cpl Jan Pytlak, †
F/Lt Antoni Wladysław Kiewnarski,
Sgt Tadeusz Jan Frankowski.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Elsendorp: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1942 at 2325 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Z1613

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2039LT on an operation to Kassel. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Elsendorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John William Longhurst, pilot,
P/O Robert William Byers, pilot,
P/O Noel Millidge, observer,
F/Sgt Jams William Stuart, observer,
Sgt Archibald Charles Blogg, wireless operator,
Sgt Hugh Richard Skinner, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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