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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Tjæreborg

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1943 at 2333 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB930
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Melbourne - Melbourne
Location:
Tjæreborg
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Melbourne at 2124LT on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tjæreborg. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Glover, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Sidney Burr, flight engineer,
Sgt Dennis Eric Taylor, navigator,
Sgt Robert Bell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Edward James Philipps, wireless operator,
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Baker, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald Ernest Everett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Ribe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9327
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Ribe
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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 Lakenheath at 2039LT on an operation to Kiel. Over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Ribe. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Andrew Way, pilot,
Sgt Neil MacLeod, flight engineer,
Sgt James Palmer, navigator,
Sgt Ronald George Woodfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Reginald Percival Bilham, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward George Kingm, air gunner,
Sgt William Edwin Norman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Strib: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943 at 2212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Strib
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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 Waddington to lay mines in the Willows area. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Strib. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Thomas Campbell Smith, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Ronald Black, flight engineer,
F/O Robert Henry Carr, navigator,
Sgt Charles Henry David Cook, bomb aimer,
Sgt Geoffrey Spencer Love, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles Victor Brown, air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Healey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Blåvandshuk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK429
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Blåvandshuk
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1852LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvandshuk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Alfred Holbech, pilot,
F/O David I'Anson Cartwright,
Sgt John Ernest Walter Heydon,
Sgt Robert Richard Parry,
F/Sgt Joseph Neree Andre Mauric Tremblay, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Blåvandshuk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3284
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
Location:
Blåvandshuk
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Country:
Denmark
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 1832LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvandshuk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Raymond Baker, pilot,
Sgt Leo Joseph Baribeau,
F/Sgt Dexter Brand Coons,
W/O Donald Parker McLachlan,
W/O Lawrence Murphy,
F/Sgt Max Zeavin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2158 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK368
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Filskov
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 1843LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching Billund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Filskov. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick Kavanagh, pilot, †
F/O Donald George Denslow, navigator, †
Sgt James Sandilands, bomb aimer,
P/O Allen Lewis Weller, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Bullen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Bryndum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943 at 1825 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7751
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rufforth - Rufforth
Location:
Bryndum
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Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Rufforth at 1602LT on a mine laying operation. After crossing the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a plantation of spruce in Bryndum. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Crew:-
F/Sgt Roger Owen, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Edward Robert Lavigne, copilot, †
Sgt Sidney Llewellyn, flight engineer, †
Sgt Peter Frank Edward Newman, navigator, †
Sgt Ian Kieran Crawford, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Douglas Mann, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Ivor Goodwill, air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Stanley Skinner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1943 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4277
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Aabenraa
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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 Waddington at 1736LT to lay mines in the Daffodils area. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a forest located near Aabenraa. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Milton James Paige, pilot,
Sgt Jonathan Hutchinson, flight engineer,
F/O Andrew Greenhill Cameron, navigator,
Sgt Sydney Wright, bomb aimer,
Sgt Adriano Alfred Robert Colonna, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Bryant Mogg, air gunner,
Sgt John Henry Lightfoot, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 1953 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4786
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Gejlbjerg
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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 1735LT to lay mines to the Broccoli region of the Great Belt. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Gejlbjerg, 2 km southeast of Agerskov. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harry Bernard Smith, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Reginald Collins, flight engineer,
F/O Samuel Tweedy Hewitt, navigator,
Sgt Gerald Thomas Canterbury, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Frater, wireless operator,
W/O Jack Athelston Hollinsworth, air gunner,
W/O Angus Daniel MacDonald, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 2203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7635
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Rømø 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 Bourn at 1642LT to lay mines in the Sweet Peas area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Rømø Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jochemus Johannes Blignaut, pilot,
Sgt Henry Charles Adkins, navigator,
Sgt Eric Bance,
Sgt Francis George Crapp,
Sgt Richard George Oliver,
Sgt Robert Skelton,
F/Sgt Alfred Theodore Kelley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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