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Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 into the Barents Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+GN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
142130
Location:
Barents Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
May have crashed somewhere in the Barents Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Haug, pilot,
Ogefr Emil Karsch, observer,
Gefr Max Berger, radio operator,
Gefr Albert Ruf, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 into the Norwegian Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7168
YOM:
1942
Location:
Norwegian Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Probably crashed somewhere in the Norwegian Sea. Lost without trace. The exact location of the mishap remains unknown.
Crew:
Lt Hans Fehn, pilot,
Fw Karl Weger, observer,
Uffz Helmut Gärtner, radio operator,
Fw Josef Schmitt, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Gulf of Oman: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0844 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7418
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sharjah - Sharjah
Location:
Gulf of Oman
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Sharjah at 0630LT on an antisubmarine patrol flight over the Gulf of Oman. The last radio contact was recorded at 0844LT. The airplane failed to return to base and was lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Hunter Rutledge McGowan, pilot,
P/O Anthony Hollis Pontius, observer,
Sgt Arthur Henry George Genny, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4186
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 16 on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Musselwhite,
Sgt J. Hall,
Sgt W. Hunt,
F/Sgt William Oliver Snow,
Sgt R. S. Morton,
Sgt S. V. Miles,
F/Sgt Maurice Emanuel Buechler.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
W8331
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bradwell Bay - Bradwell Bay
Location:
The Channel
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an operation to Melun. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Thomas Persian, pilot,
P/O Charles Gordon Tassie McGregor, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Edwin Stuart, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
L7571
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bottesford - Bottesford
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Bottesford in the evening of September 16 on a bombing mission to Essen, Germany. While approaching The Netherlands by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea. All seven occupants were rescued and taken POW while the aircraft was lost.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/Sgt J. D. M. Herron,
Sgt R. A. Stronger,
Sgt G. C. Williams,
Sgt A. R. Barnett,
Sgt I. F. Betts,
Sgt G. F. Mountney,
Sgt J. D. Nicholson.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ693
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1958LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. In the late evening, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Lower Saxony, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Frank Bruce Boaden, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth John Warner, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Shepherd, observer,
Sgt Frank John Sears, wireless operator,
P/O Frank Gordon Roy Jeffries, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Arthur Roberts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L R. T. Collier,
P/O C. F. Kirkus,
P/O J. Barritt,
Sgt A. F. J. Mortimer,
F/Sgt A. Comery.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1651
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 0015LT on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Hilary Francis Grace, pilot,
Sgt John Claridge Chambers, observer,
Sgt Harold William Holgate, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Mackenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Trevor Douglas Shepherd, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1658
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gaydon - Gaydon
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Gaydon at 2336LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew.
Sgt J. H. Davies,
Sgt Garth Lavain Dixon,
F/Sgt James Thomas Reid,
Sgt R. E. Brown,
Sgt G. I. Fee.
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