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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Charlois: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4858
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Charlois
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2135LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak near the target area, which damaged the fuel tanks. Two hours later, both starboard engines began to fail due to lack of petrol and with approximately 20 gallons remaining, the order to bail out was given. The airplane crashed in Charlois, south of Rotterdam. Five crew members parachuted to safety, four became PoW and one evaded. Two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt F. W. Pinkerton, pilot,
Sgt Ronald George Irons, flight engineer,
Sgt Ian Campbell Clunas, navigator,
Sgt William Alexander Lees, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Morton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Henry Stanley Williams, air gunner,
Sgt George Charles William Warren, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Voorschoten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1943 at 2225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
MS487
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Voorschoten
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1932LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Voorschoten. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/O George Fox, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Albert Skelly, navigator, †
Sgt Gordon Hutchinson Murray, bomb aimer,
P/O Peter Spencer Bastian, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Mcquarrie Murray, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Hoek van Holland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2316 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK592
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
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 Oakington at 1945LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Edward Street, pilot,
Sgt William Miller Meiklejohn, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald Charles Wilson, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Hastings, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Richard Allan Whitaker Sharpe, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Douglas Neale, air gunner,
F/Sgt Winston Seymour Berry, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Oostvoorne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE690
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Oostvoorne
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Oostvoorne. The wireless operator was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Henry Cooke, pilot,
Sgt John Morris, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Guy Mercer, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alexander Robertson Dawson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Steele McKinnon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-35-BO Flying Fortress off Hoek van Holland: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1943 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5129
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thurleigh - Thurleigh
MSN:
3668
YOM:
1942
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Hamm, Germany. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km Hoek van Holland. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt William E. Friend Jr., pilot,
1st Lt Aaron E. Cuddeback, copilot,
1st Lt George W. Owens, navigator,
2nd Lt George W. Frederick, bombardier,
T/Sgt William E. Cherry, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Mahlon E. Snover, radio operator,
Sgt Stanley C. Guiou, air gunner,
S/Sgt Gilbert G. Shoemaker, air gunner,
T/Sgt Ernest P. Garland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Ridderkerk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1943 at 2356 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED423
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Location:
Ridderkerk
South Holland
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 Skellingthorpe at 1905LT on an operation to Berlin. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ridderkerk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt David Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Howard Lewis, flight engineer,
Sgt Edward James Gray, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Ketley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Rupert Sutton Whitcombe, wireless operator,
Sgt John Hughes, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Emmerson Stockburn, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943 at 2228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9279
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
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 1918LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening and after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 50 km west of Noordwijk. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Victor Henry Harris, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Ashdown, pilot,
Sgt Jack Wratten, flight engineer,
Sgt Peter Rogers, navigator,
Sgt Howell Rees Jones, bomb aimer,
Sgt Wilfred Shaw, wireless operator,
Sgt William Roy Matthews, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Phillips, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Scheveningen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1943 at 1355 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+BN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
5583
YOM:
1942
Location:
Scheveningen
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Eindhoven on a combat mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 25 km off Scheveningen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H. Völlkoning, pilot,
Uffz R. Gasparin, observer,
Uffz W. Fritz, radio operator,
Uffz E. Manthey, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1943 at 2201 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9264
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1926LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing Rotterdam, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L William Arthur Smith, pilot, †
F/Sgt Robin Neville Benedict Brooker, flight engineer, †
F/Lt Barry Martin, navigator, †
W/O William Joseph Dempster, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Francis Quigley, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Joseph Parsons Bragg, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Graham Newman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1943 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4796
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South Holland
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 Holme-on-Spalding Moor at 1730LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 35 km off Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt L. J. Waterhouse, pilot,
Sgt E. J. Dollard,
P/O J. D. Brodie,
Sgt J. W. C. Clark,
Sgt L. Davies,
Sgt J. Perry,
Sgt G. F. Roberts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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