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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942 at 0053 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ673
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0050LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some three km north of Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Henry Davies, pilot,
P/O Thomas Whiteside Kenyon, observer,
F/Sgt Douglas James Popple, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Donald Peters, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Frederick Ogeley Blackmore, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1942 at 0244 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5861
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Coningsby at 2359LT on July 8 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth James Broderick, pilot,
Sgt Ottiwell Francis Lodge, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Ward Woolner, navigator,
Sgt William Leslie Schlater Rees, bomb aimer,
Sgt Keith Edward Dare, wireless operator,
Sgt William Henry Curtis, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Arthur Roberts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1942 at 0308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3539
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on the evening of June 29 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Jack Monk, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Haig Randle, observer,
Sgt John Gordon George Hegan, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Francis Sydney Moncrief, air gunner,
Sgt Murdoch Gordon McGregor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1942 at 0137 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV818
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2308LT on an operation to Emden. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. Five crew members were killed and a sixth occupant became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Oliver Godfrey, pilot, †
F/Sgt Vincent John Gallogly, pilot, †
P/O Arthur Cyril Reid Downward, observer, †
Sgt James Wallace Porteous, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Henry Gordon Edwards, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank Edward Barnett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1942 at 0156 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3760
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Emden. Approaching the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Alan Armistice Fraser, pilot,
P/O Wallace Edward Buckley, navigator,
F/Sgt Arthur Stafford Christie, wireless operator,
P/O Raymond Wickliffe John Trengrove, air gunner,
Sgt Clifton Robert Brailey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1942 at 0059 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT185
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Henry Ellis, pilot,
P/O Hilton Graham Waddell, observer,
F/Sgt Bernard Davis Nidelman, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard George Still, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
FH346
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-6636
YOM:
1942
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2330LT on June 20 to attack German vessels. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Patrick Campbell Little, pilot,
F/Sgt Lloyd Lawrence Aikenhead, observer,
Sgt Alfred Stevenson Bennett, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Michael Duffy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1942 at 0308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5636
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Scampton at 2214LT on June 11 to lay mines. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Kenneth Williams, pilot,
P/O Phillip Stanley Mackay, flight engineer,
Sgt Dennis Neill O’Day, navigator,
Sgt Derek John Monk, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Harry Clarke, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Menzies Spence, air gunner,
Sgt John William Melhuish, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1942 at 0147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3279
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2350LT on June 6 on an operation to Emden. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Malcolm James Larke Blunt, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Thomas Baker, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Stoddart Preston, observer,
Sgt William Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley James Morgan, air gunner,
Sgt Gwilym Thomas Edwards, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
1H-??
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden
MSN:
4583
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight out from Leeuwarden. While flying at low height, the airplane impacted the water surface and crashed in the Waddenzee off Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hans Lux, pilot,
Ofw Alfred Wilberg, radio operator,
Gefr Oswald Gärtner, mechanic,
Ogfr Herbert Kupferschmitt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
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