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

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK612
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Royan
Charente-Maritime
Country:
France
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 2052LT to lay mines in the Gironde estuary and the Deodars mining area. The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Royan. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O George Alexander Davie, pilot,
Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Cartwright Wade, observer,
Sgt Joseph Byrne Woods, navigator,
F/Sgt Leonard Copley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Bowers, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Frank Richardson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Shoreham-by-Sea

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF455
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Shoreham-by-Sea
West Sussex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2355LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak and later engaged in a running battle with night-fighters. Low on fuel, the bomber was ditched in the Channel some 5 km off Shoreham-by-Sea. The airplane sank after 25 minutes and all eight crew members were rescued by a Walrus.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Arnold Rothschild, pilot,
Sgt Eric Grainger, flight engineer,
Sgt George King Samson, navigator,
Sgt James Leonard Richards, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Ernest Tod, wireless operator,
Sgt D. H. Moss, air gunner,
Sgt William Alfred Maxwell Hardy, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Douglas Tod, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the North Sea: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9199
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2119LT on April 8 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:
F/O Leonard James Stewart, pilot,
P/O Guy Maurice Marie Legarrigue De Meillac, copilot,
Sgt Gerald Mortimer Boardman, flight engineer,
F/O Alan Hamilton Jackson, navigator,
Sgt Robert Sydney Hamilton-Fox, bomb aimer,
Sgt Vivian Walters, wireless operator,
Sgt Ralph Wilson, air gunner,
F/Sgt George Claremont Gale, air gunner.

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.
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