Mildenhall AFB

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LM465

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Plain, Valley

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The crew left RAF Mildenhall in the evening of June 12 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a field located in Tienray. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Carl Thompson, pilot,
Roderick McMillan, navigator,
Ronald Lemky, flight engineer,
Sgt Jack Trend, radio operator,
Sgt Tom Stubbs, air gunner,
Sgt Duke Pelham, air gunner,
Sgt Dick Mobbs, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1944

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LL812

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Plain, Valley

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The crew left RAF Mildenhall at 2300LT on June 12 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen. While overflying The Netherlands, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German night fighter and crashed in a field located in Oirschot, northwest of Eindhoven. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (622th Squadron):
P/O William Frederick Henry Rattle, pilot,
Sgt Richard John William Moore, navigator,
Sgt Francis Michael Leaney, flight engineer,
F/S Richard Paul Percival Holden,
F/O Walter Richard Tanner, air bomber,
Sgt Martin Dea, mid gunner,
Sgt Reginald Bramley, rear gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German night fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1944

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L7527

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Plain, Valley

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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While flying over the region of Aachen, the four engine bomber went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (15th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Gordan Marsh,
Sgt William Henry Dean,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Bland,
Sgt Maurice Charles Spice,
Sgt Victor Kingsbury Lewis,
Sgt Alfred Rowe Newell,
Sgt Burton Orval Brophey.

Probable cause:

Exploded in mid air for unknown reason.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Mildenhall: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942 at 1657 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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W7582

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Mildenhall. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, it suffered a fire in the starboard outer engine and crashed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Cyril Hutchings, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Hill, flight engineer,
Sgt Louis Victor Fossleitner, observer,
Sgt James Dwight Pickup,
F/Sgt James Algernon Clough, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Hughes, air gunner,
P/O John Barter Seigne, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Fire in the starboard outer engine flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Mildenhall

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942 at 1430 LT

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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DF334

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Training

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Yes

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Mildenhall. On approach, the airplane lost engine power, collided with trees and crashed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt T. Stabler,
Sgt A. Rankin.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power on approach.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near RAF Mildenhall: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942 at 1028 LT

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R5857

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Takeoff (climb)

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Ferry

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Yes

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Mildenhall - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1025LT on a transit flight to RAF Wyton. Three minutes after takeoff, it crashed at Starvegut Farm near the airbase. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured. One of the survivor died from injuries sustained on 12 November.
Crew:
W/O Thomas Gardner Irvine, pilot, †
F/Sgt Charles Robert Hasekian, pilot, †
W/O George John Stock, navigator, †
F/Sgt Donald Paul Gooby, air gunner, †
F/Sgt L. Humber,
F/Sgt F. Mortimer,
P/O D. Johnson.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Mildenhall: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R5670

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2205LT on November 6 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Mildenhall. The airplane overshot the runway and while going around, it stalled off a steep turn and crashed near airfield, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David Bryant Todd, pilot,
Sgt John Richardson, flight engineer,
Sgt Frederick George Beale, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Ronald Speakman, observer,
F/Sgt W. M. Tansley, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric William MacDonald, air gunner,
Sgt Franklin Thomas Sabourin, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1942 at 1607 LT

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X3540

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1400LT on an operation to Essen. Over the North Sea, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed some 100 km west of the Dutch coast. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald William Urwin, pilot,
Sgt Colin Shone McHenry,
Sgt Horace Pilling Norcross,
Sgt Leslie Hunter Martin,
F/O Richmond Lovett Meredith, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1942

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BJ660

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