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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Bressingham: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK770
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Bressingham
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2130LT on April 8 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances at Valley Farm, Bressingham. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O John Arthur Ernest Walsh, pilot,
Sgt Jack Herbert Worthington, flight engineer,
W/O Bertram Augustus Moffatt, navigator,
Sgt Francis Henry Reddicliffe, navigator,
Sgt John William Scudder, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Arthur Curtis, air gunner,
F/Sgt Phillip Gordon Stuart, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Binsheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 2338 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF359
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Binsheim
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 2137LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Binsheim, 8 km north northwest of Duisburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Anthony John Gurr, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Spencer Bragg, flight engineer,
Sgt Percy Lutwyche, navigator,
Sgt Frederick George Lambert, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Evan Samuel Kimber, wireless operator,
Sgt James Hall, air gunner,
Sgt Ivor Wyn Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2137LT on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Arthur Sydney Tomkins, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Raymond Davidson,
Sgt Dennis Louis Noke Eggleton,
Sgt Donald Charles Lionel Guest,
Sgt Arthur Ridge,
Sgt John Robert Tait,
Sgt James Forrest, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Ridgewell

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF409
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ridgewell - Ridgewell
Location:
Ridgewell AFB
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise out from RAF Ridgewell. Returning to base on three engines and while approaching the runway, the pilot saw an airman running across the path. In taking avoiding action, the Stirling stalled and crashed heavily. All crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/O J. Overton, pilot +4.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Dobersdorf: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7621
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Dobersdorf
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2021LT on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Dobersdorfer Lake off Dobersdorf. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Reginald Burton, pilot,
Sgt George Henry Joseph Cash,
Sgt Albert John Gordon,
Sgt Edward McGloin,
Sgt Harry Michael Parsons,
Sgt James Hill Strathearn,
Sgt John Broderick, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Ribe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 2322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9327
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Ribe
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2039LT on an operation to Kiel. Over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Ribe. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Andrew Way, pilot,
Sgt Neil MacLeod, flight engineer,
Sgt James Palmer, navigator,
Sgt Ronald George Woodfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Reginald Percival Bilham, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward George Kingm, air gunner,
Sgt William Edwin Norman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Marken: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0449 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK716
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Marken
North Holland
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 Downham Market at 2130LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Marken. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Frederick Harris, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Kennedy, flight engineer,
F/O Harry Gregory Farrington, navigator,
F/O John MIchael Campbell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Armstrong Bell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Francis James McCaw, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Richard James Shrubsall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III near Syke: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0342 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK702
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Syke
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2143LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. Passing south of Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed west of Syke, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William George Hoar, pilot,
Sgt James Edward Turnbull, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald Eric Jeffreys, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Albert Mears, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ernest Thomas Raymond Howard, wireless operator,
Sgt William Mitchell Robertson, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Hugh Murdock Fraser, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hadleigh: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF362
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Hadleigh
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh on an operation to Berlin. It returned due to severe icing and crashed near Hadleigh following a midair collision with another Stirling III registered BK663. This bomber crash landed and was repaired while EF362 crashed and was destroyed. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/O William George Cooper, pilot, †
Sgt R. D. T. Kearns,
Sgt C. R. Logan,
Sgt F. E. Smith,
Sgt A. T. Boosma,
Sgt E. R. H. Dyde,
Sgt F. T. Lovegrave, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Lindenberg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK708
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Lindenberg
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2121LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Lindenberg, 12 km northeast of Berlin city center. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ian Thomson Stirrat Fulton, pilot, †
Sgt John William Houlgrave, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur James Crosson, navigator, †
Sgt Ellis Drury Edwards, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Eric George Hunt, wireless operator, †
Sgt Raymond Percy Thomas Saunders, air gunner, †
W/O Charles Leonard Blackford, air gunner.
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