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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III of Lemmer: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0321 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1624
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2308LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 10 km southwest of Lemmer. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Leonard Marton Mason, pilot, †
P/O Charles Frederick Thorpe, navigator,
Sgt James Anthony Brogan, bomb aimer, †
P/O Charles Bernard Frere Pilgrim, wireless operator,
P/O Joseph Armand Arthur Rondeau, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Lemmer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in the IJsselmeer some 6 km west of Lemmer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Francis Constantine Phipps, pilot,
Sgt Terence Patrick Mowan, observer,
Sgt Allan Arthur Miles, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lemmer: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1718
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2307LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer off Lemmer. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jiri Mares,
F/Lt Otakar Cerny,
Sgt Frantisek Knap,
Sgt Jaroslav Nyc,
Sgt Karel Stastny,
P/O Jaroslav Zafouk.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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