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Schleswig-Holstein

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2139 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6800
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
MSN:
2160
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dalton on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Klein Königsförde, west of Kiel. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L James Godfrey Walker, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Thomas Roderick Anderson, pilot, †
Sgt John Alfred Groom, observer, †
Sgt Philip Anthony Taylor, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Williamson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2131 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE430
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1652LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching Kiel, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tüttendorf, northwest of Kiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles John Harvey Blunt, pilot,
Sgt Leslie George Manning, observer,
Sgt Arthur Henry Gee, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Waller, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Diekshörn: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0532 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z9205
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2310
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2250LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Diekshörn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Edwin William Brown, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Frederick Gresham, pilot,
Sgt Bernard John Monk, observer,
Sgt Norman Fenton, wireless operator,
Sgt James Henry Atkin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Süderoog Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6796
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2156
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2214LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Süderoog Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Brown,
Sgt Ronald Owen Bryant,
Sgt Emerson Master Leftly,
Sgt Reginald Charles Matthews,
Sgt William Miller.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Kiel: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1941 at 0551 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE256
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak, entered a dive and crashed on a searchlight battery. All four crew members as well as four German soldiers on ground were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Cubitt Blamey, pilot,
P/O Kenneth Tyrrell Cooper, pilot,
Sgt Samuel Barton, wireless operator,
Sgt William Conyers Wright, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2852
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 1812LT on an operation to Emden. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Heligoland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Adam Edward Gisman,
Sgt Mikolaj Zykow,
P/O S. J. Borzecki,
Sgt H. Plis,
Sgt R. Klimiuk,
Sgt W. Adamik.

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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AD984
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on October 20 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Borby, north of Eckernförde. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Lawson Lockwood, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Fraser Williams, observer,
Sgt William Alton, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Gronwy Jones, wireless operator.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Grube: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VG+EF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4072
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Grube, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Karl Gottschalk, pilot,
Gefr Adolf Rudolf Blaut, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Bartsch, observer,
Oblt Helmut Limpert, observer,
Uffz Willi Pfisterer, mechanic.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Kiel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0109 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z9150
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2284
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1805LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. Approaching Kiel, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the Old Levensauer Bridge located northwest of Kiel, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Harry Keeling Pedley, pilot,
P/O Edgar Gordon Smith, pilot,
Sgt Harold Walton McColm, observer,
Sgt Ronald William Dunkley, wireless operator,
Sgt John Clifton Hiltz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0101 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5378
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1910LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While approaching Kiel, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Felm. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George William Bull, pilot,
F/O Maurice Jacoby, pilot,
Sgt James Muir Pattison, pilot,
F/Lt John Outerson William Kenneth Ferris, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Henderson Harrower, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Parkin, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.