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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Holbøl: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942 at 0156 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3716
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2307LT on April 28 on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Holbøl, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Raymond Silver, pilot,
Sgt George Kellock Sampson, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Keith Ayres, observer,
Sgt Kenneth William Stevens, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Richard Harrison, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred William Mount, 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: Apr 28, 1942 at 0105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3727
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2133LT on April 27 on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Rømø Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Bernard Moreland Denny, pilot,
F/Sgt Leslie Nellis Hodgins, flight engineer,
Sgt George William Craft, navigator,
Sgt Lloyd Francis Evans, bomb aimer,
P/O George Winston Wilkinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Penman, air gunner,
Sgt Terence James Savage, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Bevtoft: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1942 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3633
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2223LT on April 25 on an operation to Rostock. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed bear Bevtoft. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Thomas Fone, pilot,
Sgt Irvine John Rollinson, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Duncan, observer,
Sgt William Gardener Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt James Small Grieve, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Edward Simmans, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Tinglev: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1942 at 0105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W7514
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Rostock. Over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field near Tinglev. Two crew members were killed and six others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O John Edwin Marcell Conran, pilot,
F/O Airey Birley Bateman, pilot,
W/O Raymond Thomas Stephen, flight engineer,
P/O Alan Herbert Hammond Young, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Rees Lawson, bomb aimer,
Sgt David John East, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Herbert Surridge, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ronald Albert James Skinner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Sønderby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1942 at 0315 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P5330
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Rostok. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Sønderby. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Potter, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Melvin Hicks, observer, †
Sgt James Henry Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank George Webster Adams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near Tinglev: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1942 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7463
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2200LT on April 23 on an operation to Rostock, Germany. While overflying Denmark at night, an engine overheated and exploded. The captain ordered his crew to bail out and elected to make an emergency landing. Eventually, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion in a field located in Visgaarde, some 3 km east of Tinglev. The pilot was killed while all other occupants became PoW.
Crew (106th Squadron):
P/O Harry Murdoch Stoffer, pilot, †
F/Lt T. Prescott-Decie, pilot,
P/O J. H. Paton,
Sgt I. Hamilton,
Sgt N. S. Lewis,
F/O N. J. C. Pollock,
Sgt J. C. George.
Probable cause:
Engine overheating and explosion in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Blåvandshuk

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S4+ML
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1323
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed 4 km north of Blåvandshuk, bursting into flames. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Fw Seidel, pilot,
Ofhr Natalis, observer,
Ogefr Dolch, radio operator,
Uffz Zuchowski, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Tønder: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5423
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1900LT on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Tønder, south Denmark, near the German border. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Jan Orzechowski, pilot,
P/O Stanisław Jozef Zeromski, pilot,
F/O Aleksander Roman Golczewski, observer,
F/O Mieczysław Gorzenski, observer,
P/O Walerain Feliks Gidaszewski, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Ceglowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Odense

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 0349 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8410
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbr
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2330LT on February 25 on an operation to Kiel. About 0300LT, the crew reported serious problems with the right engine that propeller should be feathered. Eventually, the airplane was abandoned and crashed in Holluf, in the suburb of Odense. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Ralph Bagshaw Abraham, pilot,
Sgt George Reginald Duckham,
Sgt Eric Norman Foinette,
W/O Everett Emerson Littlefield,
Sgt Charles Frank Payne,
W/O David Richard Wardill.
Probable cause:
Technical issues with the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hostrup

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942 at 2150 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1341
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1710LT on an operation to Hamburg. Passing off Wilhelmshaven, it was hit by the German Flak. With the starboard engine on fire, the crew evacuated the area bound for Sweden. Eventually, the crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in Hostrup, south Denmark. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Storrier Dashwood,
Sgt Arthur William Horseman,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Moore,
Sgt Roger Odilon Charles Rousseau.
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.