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

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4850
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Sarlhusen
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Warboys at 2042LT on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sarlhusen, 39 km southwest of Kiel. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cecil Harold Davies, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Taylor, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Jack Arthur Holderness, navigator,
F/Sgt Edward Thomas McHugh, navigator,
F/Sgt Alfred Rixon, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Ronald Baker, air gunner,
Sgt Philip Jack William Grimwood, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Dobersdorf: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7621
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Dobersdorf
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Chedburgh at 2021LT on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Dobersdorfer Lake off Dobersdorf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Reginald Burton, pilot,
Sgt George Henry Joseph Cash,
Sgt Albert John Gordon,
Sgt Edward McGloin,
Sgt Harry Michael Parsons,
Sgt James Hill Strathearn,
Sgt John Broderick, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2326 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4310
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Bordesholm
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Breighton at 2052LT on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bordesholm, 17 km south southwest of Kiel. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Kay Moore, pilot,
Sgt Harry Lloyd, flight engineer,
F/O Bruce Kinley Rust, navigator,
P/O John Gordon Lee, bomb aimer,
W/O Ronald Gooding, wireless operator,
W/O Walter Boscawen Ranclaud, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Frederick Cooksey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Weissenhaus: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR699
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
Weissenhaus
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Melbourne at 2052LT on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 4 km northeast of Weissenhaus. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Allistair Wann, pilot,
F/Sgt William Malcolm Maisenbacher, flight engineer,
P/O Norman Bertram, navigator,
Sgt William Ernest Scanlon, bomb aimer,
P/O Henry Wheen, wireless operator,
P/O David Colin Tansley Jagger, air gunner,
P/O Eric Vernon Frankland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rosenfeld: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
Rosenfeld
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2024LT on an operation to Kiel. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rosenfeld, two km east of Schwentinental. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Brian Grimston, pilot,
F/O Karl Girrbach, pilot,
Sgt Thomas John Woodward, flight engineer,
F/O Alfred Beazley Marsh, navigator,
P/O Stewart James Volante, bomb aimer,
P/O Albert Leonard Stanley Portch, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Kevin Robert Hazelwood, air gunner,
W/O Graham Campbell Stafford, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217N-1 at Schleswig AFB

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0141 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
D5+SN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
MSN:
1444
YOM:
1941
Location:
Schleswig AFB
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base at Schleswig AFB following a combat mission. It crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Oblt Szameitat, pilot +2.
Probable cause:
It appears the airplane was badly shot about by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Welmbüttel: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT744
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Welmbüttel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2148LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. The following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Welmbüttel, 30 southwest of Rendsburg. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Jack Harold Wetherly, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Henry James Whittle, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Harry Mitton, flight engineer,
P/O Archibald Hugh George Paxton, navigator,
F/Lt Herbert John Beck, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John Ronald Orr, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Havenhand, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Albert Bayfield, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0036 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR654
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Süderschmedeby
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2127LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Süderschmedeby, 15 km south of Flensburg. Six crew members were killed and a navigator became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Jennings, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Davenport, flight engineer, †
P/O John Sidney Acheson, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Stanley Victor Lewis-Staniford, navigator, †
Sgt Frederick John Cherry, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Norman William Roberts, air gunner, †
F/Sgt John Francis Barnes, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Escheburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT634
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Escheburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 2002LT on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Hamburg, it was damaged by the German Flak and was later shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Escheburg, some 23 km east southeast of Hamburg. The pilot was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Charles Edward Porter, pilot, †
Sgt Murray Winston Bishop, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Thomas Budinger, navigator,
F/O George Joseph Sweanor, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Gerald Lanteigne, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel London, air gunner,
F/Sgt Albert Henry Taylor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J-1 near Kampen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
D5+BM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Westerland-Sylt - Westerland-Sylt
MSN:
1259
YOM:
1941
Location:
Kampen (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances east of Kampen and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw E. Baader, pilot,
Uffz W. Winterhoff, radio operator,
Uffz E. Cuurts, mechanic.
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