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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7513
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Esbjerg
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2042LT on April 28 for mine laying duties in the Radish area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Esbjerg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Keith Halliburton, pilot,
Sgt Devinder Singh Sidhu, flight engineer,
Sgt Patrick Torre Hunter, navigator,
Sgt Leslie Thomas Scarfe, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Church, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Henry George Boxall, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Clunie Howell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9290
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Esbjerg
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2041LT on April 28 for mine laying duties in the Radish area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Esbjerg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alfred Edward Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Andrew Graham, flight engineer,
Sgt Henry George Corin, navigator,
F/O Charles John Bickham, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frederick Arthur Moulton, wireless operator,
Sgt John Herbert Whitehart, air gunner,
Sgt Victor Charles Howes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0321 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elvington - Elvington
Location:
Mandø Island
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2121LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Mandø Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Watson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Cooper Mills Douglas, flight engineer,
Sgt Andrew Peter Deighton, navigator,
Sgt John Burt Watt, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Pearson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony Luke, air gunner,
F/Sgt Raymond Graham Hume, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Vresen Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED818
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Vresen Island
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby in the evening of April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vresen Island, south of Nyborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Colverd Richards, pilot,
Sgt Harold Vivian Durrant, flight engineer,
F/O Gordon Francis Jones, navigator,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Rummery, bomb aimer,
Sgt Fergus Thomas Peake, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace James Colwill, air gunner,
P/O Robert Pickering Cryer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Nyborg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
HR712
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Nyborg
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2134LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Nyborg. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Russell Olliver, pilot,
Sgt George Simpson Meldrum, flight engineer,
Sgt George Lewis Doidge, navigator, †
Sgt Alexander Felix Warner, bomb aimer, †
W/O Gordon Harold Bartman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank William Day, air gunner, †
Sgt James Bolton McMillan Irving, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Nyborg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED557
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Nyborg
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2157LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea east of Nyborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Arthur Jones, pilot,
Sgt Donald Robert Ling, flight engineer,
F/O Guy Bamford Herring, navigator,
Sgt Clifford Walker, bomb aimer,
Sgt Bernard William David Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Malcolm Hodges, air gunner,
Sgt Samuel James Houston, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0051 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT747
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Sædding
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2120LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sædding. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Ambrose Griffiths, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Samuel Eric Bennett, pilot,
Sgt James Thomas Smith, flight engineer,
Sgt Wilfrid Charles Marsh, observer,
Sgt James Kenneth Campbell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arnold Jenkinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alexander Cuthbert Weir, air gunner,
Sgt Bertram Charles John White, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Teglgård: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0048 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF508
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ridgewell - Ridgewell
Location:
Teglgård
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 2149LT on April 20 on an operation to Rostock. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Teglgård. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Antony Seton Wombwell Prioleau, pilot,
Sgt Harold Munnery, flight engineer,
Sgt Dennis Stowe, navigator,
Sgt William Trevor Leathley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Dale McKelvie, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Herbert Dunstan, air gunner,
Sgt Mervyn Leonard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Tarp: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Tarp
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2208LT on April 20 an operation to Rostock. Passing over Denmark and while flying low, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in a field located in Tarp. The observer was killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Leach Howell, pilot,
Sgt George William Herring, flight engineer,
Sgt Eric Lewis, observer, †
Sgt Francis Leslie Parker, navigator,
Sgt Albert William Dowie, wireless operator,
P/O Mark Standing Winston, air gunner,
Sgt George Albert Charles Carter, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Vester Vedsted: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0002 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED614
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Vester Vedsted
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2141LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vester Vedsted. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George May Pettigrew, pilot,
Sgt James Cooper, flight engineer,
Sgt Walter Dennis Ramsay, observer,
Sgt Archibald Ian Mackay, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Patrick Joseph Cramer, wireless operator,
F/O Arthur Daley, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond George Elkins, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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