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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III of Vlissingen: 7

Date & Time: May 26, 1943 at 0322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED834
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bardney - Bardney
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 Bardney at 2319LT on May 25 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Schelde River off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harold Walter Woodhouse, pilot,
Sgt Leslie John Daker, flight engineer,
Sgt James Brownlie Corbett, navigator,
Sgt Harold John Warren, navigator,
Sgt William Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Glyn Coffin, air gunner,
Sgt Edgar Leslie Matthews, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-DL Flying Fortress in Kats: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-3115
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Framlingham - Framlingham
MSN:
8051
YOM:
1943
Location:
Kats
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Framlingham to attack a General Motors factory in Antwerp. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 800 metres south of Kats. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt James E. McKinley, pilot,
2nd Lt James L. White, copilot,
2nd Lt James M. Smith Jr., navigator,
2nd Lt John A. Payne, bombardier,
T/Sgt Cecil G. Trent, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Frank A. Skwiat, radio operator,
S/Sgt Arthur R. Pascoe, air gunner,
S/Sgt Russell B. Readding, air gunner,
S/Sgt John R. Hilliard, air gunner,
S/Sgt James A. Conlin, air gunner.

Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Hoofdplaat
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 Leeming at 2347LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. Outbound at an altitude of 11,300 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Scheldt River off Hoofdplaat. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Halan Donald Richard Leroy Campbell, pilot,
Sgt John McLaren Harrison, flight engineer,
F/O Archibald Warren Thompson, navigator,
P/O Maurice Henry Joseph Hammill, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Costan Ross, wireless operator,
P/O Albert Elliott Horne, air gunner,
P/O Lloyd Albert Stinson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Westkapelle: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0216 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB799
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Westkapelle
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 Pocklington at 2351LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. The following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 60 km west of Westkapelle. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Murray Quinn Moffatt, pilot,
Sgt Charles Gerard Gowen, flight engineer,
F/O John Dartry Erzinger, navigator,
Sgt Donald Francis Moon, bomb aimer,
Sgt Cecil Herbert Hurle, wireless operator,
P/O Garfield Davies, air gunner,
Sgt William James Holman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+BH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
4241
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea, some 20 km off Vlissingen. Three crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz M. Hornung, pilot,
Ogefr K. Schick, observer, †
Uffz E. Pape, radio operator, †
Ogefr W. Runde, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 off Westkapelle: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2137 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3E+KP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Deelen - Deelen
MSN:
144564
Location:
Westkapelle
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 Deelen AFB on an operation to London. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km off Westkapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt K. Kern, pilot,
Ogefr H. Wilms, observer,
Ogefr H. Kark, radio operator,
Uffz J. Untermoser, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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.
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