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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Tjæreborg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1942 at 2131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7524
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Tjæreborg
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1840LT on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Tjæreborg. Six crew members were killed while both air gunners became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Lorraine Melville, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Robert Barrett, pilot,
Sgt Robinson Nicholls, flight engineer,
P/O Kenneth Arnott, navigator,
Sgt Henry James Ian Lockhart, wireless operator,
Sgt John Evan Francis Waylan, wireless operator,
Sgt George Alfred Donovan, air gunner,
Sgt Lancelot Charles Masfen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Oksby: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5397
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Oksby
Syddanmark
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 Binbrook at 0009LT on an operation to Duisburg. Flying along the Danish coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Oksby. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Arthur Welch, pilot,
Sgt Robert Francis Shorthouse, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Harold Hugh Harrison,
Sgt John Girvan Reid,
Sgt John George Strachan.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 0246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Esbjerg
Syddanmark
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 Syerston at 2225LT on a mine laying operation in the Danish Sound off Verbena. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Esbjerg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Peter Wynn Mason West, pilot,
P/O Robert Lorne Storey, observer,
Sgt Eric Knight,
F/O Robert Wallace Komiski,
Sgt Edward Colin Marshall, wireless operator,
Sgt John Walter Morton, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Middelfart: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7531
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Middelfart
Syddanmark
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 Wyton at 2140LT on May 17 to lay mines in the Danish Sound. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a wooded area located 2 km west of Middelfart. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Charles Hall, pilot,
F/O John Patrick Ryan, pilot,
F/Lt Neville George Richardson Booth, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Spriggs, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald Maycock, observer,
Sgt John Bernard Butterworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Leslie Sharp, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald John Jeffs, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Nicholson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Rødekro

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3752
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Rødekro
Syddanmark
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 Lakenheath at 2210LT on May 17 for operation in the Daffodils area. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak. The pilot was able to leave the area but was later forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field south of Rødekro. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Auguste Jerman, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Henry Butcher, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Lauriston, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Maurice Arthur Battle, observer,
Sgt John Ernest Sloane, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Thomas Lewis, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Hoyland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Mandø Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE288
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Mandø Island
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2124LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the Danish coast, it was h shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Mandø Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Shield Norton, pilot,
F/Sgt Marcel Stanley Sinclair, observer,
Sgt Clifford Stanley Jefferies, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Frederick Stroud, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington II in Rejsby: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3840
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Rejsby
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2215LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was badly shot about by the German Flak. The crew was able to leave the area and to fly to Denmark where the pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field. The navigator was killed. Five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. D. Giddens, pilot,
Sgt C. L. MacCullum, pilot,
P/O Cornelius James Porter, navigator, †
W/O B. J. McKinley, wireless operator,
Sgt G. W. Robinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt D. K. G. MacMillan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Fanø Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1942 at 0125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1564
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Fanø Island
Syddanmark
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 Feltwell at 2210LT on May 7 on a Gardening Operation. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Fanø Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Adam Sligo, pilot,
P/O Dennis Percival, observer,
F/Sgt George Richard, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Prescott, wireless operator,
Sgt John Collie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Lilholt: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1942 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7399
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Lilholt
Syddanmark
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 Coningsby at 2225LT on May 2 on a mine laying operation. While overflying Denmark at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located in Lilholt, some 14 km west of Haderslev. Five crew members were killed while two others survived and became PoW.
Crew (106th Squadron):
F/Sgt William Lewis Johnston Young, pilot, †
Sgt Graham Wale, pilot, †
W/O Alexander Collingwood Bryce, observer, †
Sgt Richard George Davies, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt H. Kendall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt A. E. Hanks, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Henry MacLean, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Emmerlev

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Emmerlev
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2202LT on April 28 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Emmerlev. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Lachlan McKay,
Sgt Alfred William Abbott,
Sgt Wallace Hope Betts,
P/O Peter Edward Gates,
Sgt Glyndwr Rees.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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