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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hüthum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 0242 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9154
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Hüthum
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Oakington at 0100LT on an operation to Duisburg. Just after passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hüthum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Clifford George Pullen, pilot,
Sgt Philip Cecil John Brain, flight engineer,
P/O Alexander Whyte Cassie Montgomery, observer,
Sgt Eric Gilbert Kershaw, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Wilfred Mathieson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Rodwell, air gunner.
Sgt Samuel Leach Hore, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Bedburg-Hau: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1942 at 0106 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3360
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Bedburg-Hau
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2315LT on August 5 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bedburg-Hau. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William James Macalay, pilot,
P/O Raymond Marinus Krefting, pilot,
F/Sgt Harold Alexander Brown, observer,
Sgt Ronald Frederick Churchill, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Henry Johnson, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Henry Lawton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0301 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ878
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Hasselbeck
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Honington at 0123LT On an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hasselbeck, some 9 km northeast of Düsseldorf. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Ernest Sidney Pink, pilot,
W/O George Edward Ford, observer,
F/Sgt John Hannaby, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Archibald Edward McIlveen, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter John Henry Donelan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Hürth: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0251 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8499
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Hürth
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Binbrook at 0028LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hürth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Barrett, pilot,
Sgt Walter Henry Good, pilot,
P/O Frederick Henry Down, observer,
F/Sgt Hugh Lawrence Laxdal, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald William Brett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lövenich: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0247 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5604
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Lövenich
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Coningsby at 0055LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. South of the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lövenich, some 9 km west of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Peter Ernest Merralls, pilot,
Sgt Henry Elliott Gaskell, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth John Cooper, observer,
F/Sgt Arnold George Smith, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ernest Frank Holmes, wireless operator,
Sgt Basil Lionel Ellis-Buxton, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Thomas Grimshaw, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ841
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Titz
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Bourn on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Titz, some 35 km southwest of the target area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Albeni Camille Vautour, pilot,
Sgt Allan Wilfred Daniel, observer,
Sgt Derryck Douglas Northfield, observer,
Sgt Sidney Bertram Ward, wireless operator,
Sgt Aubrey Raymond Dally, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Kevelaer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6432
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Kevelaer
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2252LT on July 31 on an operation to Venlo Airport. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kevelaer, about 40 km northwest of Duisburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Christopher Hastie Jones, pilot,
F/Sgt Kenneth Malcolm Waylett, observer,
Sgt Austen Douglas Evans, wireless operator air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Cologne: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV829
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Finningley at 2349LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. While trying to escape, control was lost and the airplane flew into a pylon and crashed near Cologne. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Claude John Frith, pilot,
Sgt Charles Henry Moody, observer, †
Sgt Gordon Craig Padkin, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Oswald Lloyd Sharpe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Ross Campbell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Duisburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9512
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Honeybourne - Honeybourne
MSN:
2455
YOM:
1942
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Honeybourne at 2320LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Duisburg. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony William Thompson, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Vernard Donahue, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Edward James Jones, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Eric Leonard Styles, wireless operator, †
P/O Charles Leonard Szumlinski, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Anrath: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1109
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Anrath
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Pocklington at 0036LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Anrath, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Hunter, pilot,
Sgt Edward Allison Anderson, flight engineer,
Sgt John Fawell O'Brien, observer,
Sgt Stanley Woodman, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack William Irish, air gunner,
Sgt William Alexander Benjamin Laughlin, air gunner,
Sgt Francis Charles Bond, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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