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NG238

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Crashed in unknown circumstances some 20 km southwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Copland,
Sgt Bayliss,
F/S Martin,
F/S Taylor,
Sgt Levings,
Sgt Sawkins,
Sgt Sapsed.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Düren: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1944 at 1200 LT

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NF979

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Düren, some 20 km southwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Vlieland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1944 at 1021 LT

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NN723

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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While returning to England, following a bombing mission, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea, some 1 km off Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Hogg,
F/S J. Webster,
Sgt B. Brodie,
Sgt J. Harrison,
F/S C. Morton,
Sgt L. Kennedy,
Sgt E. Bricknell.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Duisburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944 at 1200 LT

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PD319

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Duisburg

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The crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Duisburg. While approaching the target, the Lancaster PD319 collided with another RAF Lancaster registered LM637, dove into the ground and crashed. All seven occupants were killed. The fate of the second aircraft remains unknown.
Crew (550th Squadron):
F/O H. Dodds, pilot,
P/O A. R. Brown, flight engineer,
F/O D. J. K. White, navigator,
F/O H. Black, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt C. W. Beckingham, wireless operator,
Sgt A. Laidlaw, air gunner,
Sgt H. V. Lewis, rear air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Duisburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944 at 1200 LT

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LL909

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En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. Four crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Crew (12th Squadron):
F/O Theodore Sorenson, pilot,
Sgt Crawford Fernie, flight engineer,
F/O Robert William Randall, bomb aimer,
Sgt D. R. Smith, mid upper gunner,
F/O H. S. Gartrell, navigator,
Sgt R. Allen, wireless operator,
Sgt S. R. Smith, rear gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Ellingstring: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1944 at 1200 LT

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NF963

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The crew was engaged in a navigation exercise over England. En route, the captain leaves the controls to the Flight Engineer, a quite common practice by the RAF in case the captain would be injured. In such case, another crew member would be able to continue the flight. En route, at least one engine failed. Before the captain could re-gain control, the aircraft dove into the ground and broke in mid-air before crashing in a pasture. Six crew members were killed while the captain was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Herbert Hayter, pilot,
Sgt Leon Asher Bassman, flight engineer, †
F/O Thomas Yestyn Thomas, navigator, †
F/O Robert Ranui Bradshaw, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Arthur Joseph Pearce, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt John Patrick Sheridan, air gunner, †
Sgt James McVey, air gunner. †

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Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lage Zwaluwe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1200 LT

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LM223

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The aircraft left RAF Waddington at 1907LT on a bombing mission to Dortmund. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber went out of control and crashed in a prairie in Lage Zwaluwe, north of Breda. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
F/O Sydney John Staples, pilot,
Sgt A. Ledger,
F/O Cyril McCall,
W/O John Buxton Stinson,
F/S Norman George Hurst,
F/S Lawrence Arthur Davis,
Sgt Walter George McDonald Geikie.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster near Balmaha: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1944 at 1200 LT

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PB456

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Mountains

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The crew was performing a night training exercise over Scotland. While cruising slightly off course, the bomber went out of control and dove into the ground. During the fall, the aircraft lost its tail and eventually crashed in flames on the slope of Conic Hill, one mile northeast of Balmaha. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (101st Squadron):
F/O Clare Edward Brooks, pilot,
Sgt Francis Alfred William Blerkom, flight engineer,
Sgt Edmund Foweather, navigator,
F/O Lloyd George Peardon, air bomber,
F/S Victor Jack Ward, wireless operator,
Sgt John Ridley Stokes, air gunner,
Sgt James Watt, air gunner.

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The exact cause of the accident could not be determined but apparently, the aircraft broke up in mid-air after the crew encountered unknown difficulties.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1944 at 1200 LT

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