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South Holland

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Hoek van Holland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6653
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tempsford - Tempsford
MSN:
2087
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on a Nordpol Spiel operation Lettuce 7 (Special Operations Executive). It crashed for unknown reasons into the North Sea off Hoek van Holland. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O E. Edge, pilot,
Sgt J. R. S. Scott, †
P/O J. A. C. Kite, †
Sgt K. T. Harbridge, †
Sgt A. Gander, †
Sgt D. L. Taaffe.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Ouddorp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV480
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn
Location:
Ouddorp
South Holland
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 Bassingbourn at 2030LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed under unknown circumstances near Ouddorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alexander Grant, pilot,
P/O James Lyders Speedy, navigator,
P/O Robert Henry Groom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley Swain, wireless operator,
Sgt William Buckley, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Noordwijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV941
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wing - Wing
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
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 Wing 2029LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3 km west of Noordwijk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence William Streeter, pilot,
Sgt William Gordon Archer, observer,
Sgt A. McK. Bartlett, observer,
F/Sgt Douglas Arthur White, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Howard Edward Johnson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Bleiswijk

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942 at 0015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford
Location:
Bleiswijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford at 2117LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over South Holland, it was probably shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Bleiswijk. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Bryan Bing,
Sgt Fred Dean,
Sgt Peter Martin,
Sgt Leonard Waterson,
Sgt D. Oxenham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ooltgensplaat: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9170
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Ooltgensplaat
South Holland
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 Lakenheath at 2141LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ooltgensplaat. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Frederick Potts, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Roberts, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Edward Martin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald Frederick Swindlehurst, wireless operator, †
Sgt James McRobbie Wallace, air gunner, †
Sgt James Flers Lumsden, air gunner, †
Sgt Alan Yates.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Oud-Beijerland: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1258
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Oud-Beijerland
South Holland
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 Ingham at 2029LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oud-Beijerland, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Stanisław Waszkiewicz, pilot,
Sgt Jan Wojciech Horoch,
Sgt Borys Karol Sawczuk,
F/O Jerzy Aleksander Wierzbicki,
Sgt Edward Kazimierz Zakielarz.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off The Hague: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4136
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
The Hague
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 Syerston at 2310LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 km off The Hague. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Douglas Sinclair Forsyth, pilot,
P/O Alec Leonard Foster, flight engineer,
P/O Raymond Charles Taylor, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Amwyl Jeffries, bomb aimer,
P/O Herbert Orlando Peel, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Wright, air gunner,
P/O Charles Frederick Walter Underwood, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off The Hague: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8403
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
The Hague
South Holland
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 Binbrook in the evening of August 27 on an operation to Kassel. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 45 km northwest of The Hague. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles James Broomhead,
P/O Harry Fallas,
Sgt Glyndwr Hughes,
P/O Alexander Norman,
F/Sgt Stanley Allen Wilson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Poeldijk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3802
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Poeldijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook in the evening of August 27 on an operation to Kassel. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Peoldijk. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Spencer McNeil, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Mills, observer, †
Sgt Frederick George Edward Pierson, observer, †
Sgt Charles Robert Podmore, †
Sgt Ezra Gershater.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Hoek van Holland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1237
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
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 Middleton St George at 0049LT on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Count Jacques Marie Joseph A. D'Ursel, pilot,
F/Sgt William Ernest Samuel Luck, flight engineer,
Sgt William John Cole, navigator,
F/Sgt Arthur George Johnston, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Scott, wireless operator,
Sgt James George Arthur Hoare, air gunner,
Sgt Gerard Joseph Michael Cantwell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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