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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT801
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Location:
Buurse
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Duisburg and left RAF Graveley at 0023LT. While overflying The Netherlands by night at an altitude of 3,300 metres, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain attempted to make an emergency landing in a field but on touchdown, the aircraft caught fire and came to rest upside down. Two crew members were killed while all others were injured.
Crew (35th Squadron):
F/Lt Douglas Julian Sale,
P/O R. C. Sawyer,
P/O G. E. Heard,
Sgt S. A. Moores,
Sgt D. N. Richards,
Sgt R. O. Elford,
Sgt C. W. Rowley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Ittersum: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1943 at 0216 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE864
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
Location:
Ittersum
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2235LT on May 4 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ittersum, south of Zwolle. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Dennis Wilbert Johnson, pilot, †
Sgt James Lennox Boyd, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Prosnyck, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Donald Edward Thomson, wireless operator,
Sgt Jean Joseph Levasseur, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Hessum: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1943 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED783
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Hessum
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 0025LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hessum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leslie James Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Rex Lake Le Page, flight engineer,
F/O William Arnold Rollings, navigator,
Sgt John Bonser Browne, bomb aimer,
Sgt Herbert Charles Ellis, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Williams, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Stuart McClellan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Bornerbroek: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943 at 0311 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE382
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Bornerbroek
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 0046LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Bornerbroek. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Samuel Hanan, pilot,
Sgt George Kenneth Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Malcolm Penvil Brown, navigator,
W/O Frederick Hugh Purchase, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edwin Giles Litchfield, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frank Sydney Lane, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT617
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Olst
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 1952LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed one km north of Olst. All seven crew members were killed.
crew:
F/O Peter Delamere Boyd, pilot,
Sgt Serbert Norman Hall, flight engineer,
F/O Gordon Williams Lawry, navigator,
Sgt John Birkett Langley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Laurence Henry Ransome, wireless operator,
P/O Hamish Turner MacDonald, air gunner,
F/Sgt Beverley William Agar, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Avro 683 Lancaster III in Nieuw-Heeten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0428 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED435
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fiskerton - Fiskerton
Location:
Nieuw-Heeten
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 2201LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nieuw-Heeten. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Wilson Fyffe, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Roy McCracken, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur Tedder Longford Cullum, navigator,
Sgt Robert Charles Link, bomb aimer,
W/O Frank Arthur McNutt, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Fazakerley, air gunner, †
Sgt James Robertson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0417 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4327
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Sibculo
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2157LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sibculo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Hugh Grenfell, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Lewis, flight engineer,
F/O Stephen Falcon Scott McCullagh, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Cordingley, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Phillip Wesley Dunn, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Lincoln Potter, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney George Webb, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Urk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ756
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2007LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 20 km southwest of Urk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leo Patrick Fallon, pilot,
Sgt William Eric Akrill, navigator,
Sgt Leonard George Collings, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles James Joseph Whitton Lamb, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Curtis MacKinnon Moffatt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR687
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Staphorst
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1838LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Staphorst. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Rawson Thompson, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth W. Mercer, pilot,
Sgt Otto Vance Proctor, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Loveland, navigator,
Sgt Alfred D. Leyshon, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur Edward Blackwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Charles Bert Williams, air gunner, †
Sgt Douglas Raymond Chiswell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Stokkum: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943 at 0037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7877
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Location:
Stokkum
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 1824LT on March 1st on an operation to Berlin. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Stokkum. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew.
S/L Peter Campbell Elliot, pilot, †
F/Sgt Stanley Longford Conway Watts, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt George Christopher Harvey Chandler, navigator,
Sgt Roy Victor Ledger, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Gearoge Sarsfield Sloman, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Thomas Neville Sankey, air gunner, †
Sgt Denis Kelly, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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