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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Oudsbergen

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941 at 0154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Oudsbergen
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2301LT on July 7 on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Oudbergen. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Hubert Brown,
Sgt Kenneth Hartland,
Sgt William Troy Hogan,
Sgt Ronald Ford Jackson,
F/O Peter Langmead,
Sgt Kenneth Cattran,
Sgt G. Roberts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Genk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2992
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Genk
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2204LT on July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a enemy fire and crashed in Genk. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McAnally, pilot, †
F/O Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, pilot, †
P/O Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, †
Sgt Arthur Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Henry King, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Frederick Roughton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Molenbeersel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2984
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Molenbeersel
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2328LT on July 3 on an operation to Essen. Passing over Limburg, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Francis John Day, observer, †
P/O John Robert Leslie Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Spencer Ronald Mayor, pilot, †
Sgt Harry Malcolm Robertson, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Kilburn,
Sgt Wilfrid Stogdale.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hamont-Achel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 0232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
N2849
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Location:
Hamont-Achel
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newton at 2300LT on June 16 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamont-Achel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Dermot Daly Aloysius Kelly, pilot,
Sgt John Douglas MacVicar, pilot,
F/Sgt Stephanus Francois Marais, observer,
Sgt Leonard Beaumont, wireless operator,
Sgt George Houghton, wireless operator,
Sgt William Connell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Houthalen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 0226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6479
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1991
YOM:
1940
Location:
Houthalen
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2243LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed west of Houthalen. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas James Baston, pilot, †
P/O Cecil Ernest Crichton, †
Sgt James Leonard Evans, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Douglas John Jefferis, air gunner, †
P/O Kenneth Noel Holland.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Peer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD797
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Peer
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2240LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over Berlgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Peer. All four crew members were killed.
P/O Peter Robert Duncan Brown, pilot,
P/O Phillip Booth Hodgson, pilot,
Sgt George Thomas Cheetman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Todd Donnelly, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Rotem: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1941 at 0234 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6578
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2049
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rotem
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on May 17 on an operation to Cologne. While passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Rotem. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas William Archibald Crone, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Gray, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Brook Pell, observer, †
Sgt Harry Fraser,
Sgt Allan Morris.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Maaseik: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2332 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3066
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Maaseik
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Maaseik. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Noel James Kerr, pilot,
P/O Robert James Hamilton, navigator,
Sgt Jack Howell, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Ronald Wickens, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Heusden-Zolder

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1941 at 2250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1335
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Heusden-Zolder
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1943LT on an operation to Cologne. While flying over Belgium, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew send a mayday message and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Heusden-Zolder, about 12 km northwest of Hasselt. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Leslie Robert Long, pilot,
Sgt Ronald David Bews,
Sgt Norman David Richard Griffiths,
Sgt Richard Parkin,
Sgt H. J. Tomkins,
F/Lt John Talbot Lovell Shore.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Tongeren: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 2040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8739
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Location:
Tongeren
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet over Belgium, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tongeren. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur David Watson, pilot,
Sgt Alan Lawrence Fortescue Webb, observer,
LAC Arthur Christopher Burgess, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
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