Avro 679 Manchester

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L7394

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1930LT on a mine laying operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (106th Squadron):
F/Sgt Edgar Robert Dimond,
F/Sgt Henry Chaytor Bussell,
P/O Harold Selwyn Brough,
F/Sgt John Seery,
Sgt Donald Swaine,
Sgt Alexander Currie,
Sgt Francis Alfred Fry.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Klausdorf: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942 at 0104 LT

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R5781

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1930LT on March 28 on an operation to Lübeck. After passing over Kiel, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Klausdorf, less than 6 km southeast of Kiel. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Theodore Arthur Lumb, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Charles Walsh, pilot,
Sgt Sydney Thomas Woodbridge, observer,
Sgt John Edward Burcher, wireless operator,
Sgt James Rooney, wireless operator,
Sgt William Lawrence Cox, air gunner,
Sgt Edward Thomas, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near Warden: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 0210 LT

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R5831

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2040LT on March 25 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed near Warden, on the Isle of Sheppey. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Evan Moffat Price, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Charles Snowball, pilot,
W/O Peter Richard Thompson, observer,
F/Sgt Matthew Cameron Roberts, wireless operator,
Sgt Joshua Arnold Devalle, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry George Samuel Garnham, air gunner,
Sgt Samuel Block, air gunner.

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Collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester IA in Warmenhuizen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 0032 LT

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L7518

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Woolfox Lodge - Woolfox Lodge

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The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 2045LT on March 25 on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands at night, the bomber was shot down by a Me.110 and crash landed in a pasture in Warmenhuizen, some 10 km northwest of Alkmaar, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (61st Squadron):
P/O John Ralph Hubbard, pilot, †
P/O Alastair William Buchan, pilot, †
P/O Robert Heggie, observer, †
Sgt John George Clelland, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Albert Wallace Baker, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt P. Jones,
Sgt T. C. Stanley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester IA in Wertherbruch: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 0009 LT

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L7497

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Woolfox Lodge - Woolfox Lodge

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Wertherbruch

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 2110LT on March 25 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch border, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a pasture in Wertherburch. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (61st Squadron):
Sgt Christopher George Furby, pilot,
Sgt James Robert Dow, pilot,
Sgt John Eric Smart, observer,
Sgt Donald Charles Brockley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Jack Buckley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Arthur Roberts, air gunner,
Sgt Hugh Henry Fetherston, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester IA in Lichtaart: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1942 at 2344 LT

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L7465

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2045LT on an operation to Essen. While passing over Belgium at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lichtaart, some 12 km southwest of Turnhout. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (83rd Squadron):
P/O Christopher Hugh Danielsen, pilot,
Sgt Paul Markides, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Woodcock, pilot,
F/O Donald McConachie,
Sgt Thomas Henry Miller, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Colin Clement Smith, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alan Gordon Jaye, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I off Kornwerderzand: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1942 at 2228 LT

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L7390

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2000LT on an operation to Essen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea (Ijsselmeer) off Kornwerderzand. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (106th Squadron):
F/Lt Robert Jack Dunlop-McKenzie, pilot,
P/O Peter Norman Cann, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Benjamin Burrows, flight engineer,
Sgt Kimber Hill, navigator,
F/Sgt Wilfred Deryck Welham, wireless operator,
Sgt William Grant McDonald, wireless operator,
Sgt John Joseph Stewart, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Skellingthorpe

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1942 at 1915 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L7486

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Skellingthorpe. For unknown reasons, it landed hard and bounced. It went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. There were no casualties.
Crew (50th Squadron):
Sgt D. Atkinson.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near RAF Wittering

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1942

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L7395

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