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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Heligoland Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 2226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF333
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Heligoland Island
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 Bourn at 1812LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea west of Heligoland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Ian Moffat, pilot,
Sgt Percy John Elton, pilot,
F/Sgt Orison Edwin Amos, navigator,
P/O Ronald William Turner, bomb aimer,
Sgt James McGrane, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Sherratt, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas James Caveney, air gunner,
P/O Adolf Philip Meijer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 2116 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK334
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
Location:
Schenefeld
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Dishforth at 1818LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schenefeld, some 12 km northwest of Hamburg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Victor Leo Gauthier, pilot,
P/O Jack Glassberg, observer,
W/O Joseph Jean Baptist Alber Dugal, navigator,
W/O William Clyde Forbes, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Engelbert Audy, air gunner,
W/O Joseph Wilfred Maurice Ed Lanctin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 2115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED365
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Wedel
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 Langar at 1900LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wedel, some 18 km west of Hamburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Evison, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Walter Ernest Holley, flight engineer,
F/O Bernard Johnson, navigator,
W/O William Victor Wallace, wireless operator,
Sgt Lewis Reginald Thompson, air gunner,
W/O William Edward Cain, air gunner,
F/Sgt Melville George Delatorre.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Hohenaspe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5731
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Hohenaspe
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 Syerston at 1844LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Hohenaspe, some 57 km northwest of Hamburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ralph Eric Wesley, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Bernard Wright, flight engineer,
Sgt George Edward Green, navigator,
F/O Kenneth Hector Ellis, bomb aimer,
Sgt Richard George Watson, wireless operator,
Sgt William George Ludbrook, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Victor Jones, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Hohenaspe: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4788
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Hohenaspe
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 Elsham Wolds at 1857LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Hohenaspe, some 57 km northwest of Hamburg. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Greig, pilot,
F/Sgt James Mead, copilot,
Sgt Douglas William Perch, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Campbell Paton, navigator,
Sgt Peter Bailey, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Victor Ellen, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Frederick Trigg, air gunner,
W/O David Wesley Lowther, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-30-BO Flying Fortress near Heligoland Island: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5056
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chelvestson - Chelveston
MSN:
3595
YOM:
1942
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Flying between the Frisian Islands and Heligoland Island, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Isaac D. Benson, pilot,
2nd Lt Martin L. Mjellem, copilot,
2nd Lt Stanley Waliszewski, navigator,
2nd Lt Leo L. Winters, bombardier,
S/Sgt Paul I. Kleinschrodt, flight engineer,
S/Sgt William J. Peteritas, radio operator,
Sgt William D. Hise, air gunner,
S/Sgt Ward S. Johnson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Austin W. Routhier, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles F. Jackson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Flensburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ973
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Kirmington in the late afternoon on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Flensburg, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Allan, pilot,
Sgt Frank Saunders,
Sgt Howard Anthony Bastick,
Sgt Joe Hilton Halliwell,
Sgt Ronald Williams, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Heligoland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943 at 1629 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1680
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Dishforth at 1254LT on an operation to Hamburg using cloud cover. Passing southeast of Heligoland Island, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Henry Lowe, pilot,
F/Sgt Ivan Gordon McLeod, copilot,
F/Lt Arthur Thomas Sprosen, navigator,
F/Sgt John Julius Lemke, bomb aimer,
F/O George Desmond Fitz-Gibbon, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Riles, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J in Beldorf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1943 at 1138 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1378
YOM:
1941
Location:
Beldorf
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was passing over the Grünentaler Hochbrücke near Beldorf when it was mistakenly shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Kurt Arndt, pilot,
Uffz Horst Temmel,
Uffz Hans Petzgall.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Bahnhof Kleinkummerfeld: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1943 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4761
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Bahnhof Kleinkummerfeld
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 Waddington at 1720LT on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Neumünster at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bahnhof Kleinkummerfeld, some 7 km southeast of Neumünster. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Anderson Storey, pilot,
Sgt Harold Claude Griffin, flight engineer,
F/O Gordon Hunt McMillan, navigator,
Sgt Robert Francis Matthews, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ralph Calasanctis Morris, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick William Cater, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Clavey Spear, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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