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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Breskens: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 0126 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1109
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wymeswold - Wymeswold
Location:
Breskens
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold to drop leaflets. At night, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Breskens. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Carr Atkin, pilot, †
Sgt Clinton Gunning, observer,
Sgt Gerald Stanley Loveday, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Holden Roskell, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Anthony Molloy, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Sint-Maartensdijk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943 at 0104 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7518
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Sint-Maartensdijk
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1822LT on March 1st on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sint-Maartensdijk. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Francis Edward Tilley, pilot, †
Sgt William Donald Bowen, flight engineer, †
Sgt Donald Burton Care, navigator, †
F/O Harry Lewis Meller, navigator, †
Sgt Anthony James Sinclair, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Haydn Jones, air gunner, †
Sgt G. E. Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943 at 2235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ961
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Domburg
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington in the late afternoon on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening and after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 km west of Domburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward James Twigg, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Henry Reginald Aggett,
Sgt Leslie Gregory,
P/O Arthur John Teasdel,
Sgt Edward Thomas Fouet, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943 at 2148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE169
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Schouwen-Duiveland Island
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 1824LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base and after passing the Dutch coast at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 20 km off Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Fairweather Milne, pilot,
P/O Morgan David Fox, navigator,
F/O Thomas Clinton Stuart Wood, bomb aimer,
W/O Glenn Greaves Clark, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Duncan McIntyre, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF438
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ridgewell - Ridgewell
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
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 1901LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 45 km west of Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Lionel William Tabor, pilot,
Sgt Edward Couldwell,
Sgt James Kennedy,
Sgt Kenneth William Valentine,
Sgt Stanley Richard Cann,
Sgt Thomas Alfred Butt,
Sgt Alec Simmons, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Zoutelande: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Zoutelande
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1847LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Zoutelande. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Stanley Leonard Treves, pilot,
F/O Peter Clyde Astrosky, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Hargreaves, flight engineer,
F/O George Charles Bellman, navigator,
Sgt John Gallagher, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Henry Yoxall, wireless operator,
Sgt James Trueman Bostock, air gunner,
Sgt George Thomas Kennington, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III near Vlissingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1943 at 1147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
W8354
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1046LT on an operation to Vlissingen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed near Vlissingen Airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Adrian Grey Wilson, pilot,
F/O Ronald Herbert Aitchison Evans, navigator,
Sgt David John Dudley Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Stanley Oakes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Kapelle: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+LM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
5466
YOM:
1942
Location:
Kapelle
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Eindhoven Airfield to lay mines in the Thames estuary. While returning to base, the crew encountered engine problems when the airplane crashed onto a house in Kapelle and was destroyed. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt K. Hense, pilot,
Gefr E. Weiss, observer, †
Ofw K. Hochstuhl, radio operator,
Fw M. Eberl, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine problems in flight.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1943 at 2056 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Schouwen-Duiveland Island
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
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 1729LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt G. Lyons, pilot,
Sgt B. Simmons,
Sgt R. L. Chitty,
Sgt H. Cowlishaw,
Sgt S. Coates,
Sgt Arthur Joseph Kenny, air gunner,
Sgt A. Rees, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I near Rilland: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE707
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Methwold - Methwold
MSN:
4050
YOM:
1942
Location:
Rilland
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1127LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching Woensdrecht Airbase, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 3 km west of Rilland. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Herbert Thomas Bichard, pilot,
Sgt Roy Charles Lamerton, navigator, †
Sgt Derek Ansor Clift, wireless operator,
P/O Adrian Lancelot Saunders, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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