Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Vlieland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1944 at 1021 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NN723
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Strubby - Strubby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While returning to England, following a bombing mission, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea, some 1 km off Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Hogg,
F/S J. Webster,
Sgt B. Brodie,
Sgt J. Harrison,
F/S C. Morton,
Sgt L. Kennedy,
Sgt E. Bricknell.

Crash of a North American B-25 Mitchell off Vlieland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
FR144
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island while on a maritime patrol flight. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Vlielandin: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED485
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Warboys at 1807LT on a bombing mission over Wilhelmshaven. While approaching the Dutch coast by night, the aircraft crashed into the North Sea about 15 km off the Vlieland Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (156th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Edward Case,
P/O Harry William Welch,
Sgt Hugh Alexander McLennan,
Sgt Elias Cuthbert,
P/O Pierre Yves Camille Tremblay 2.

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

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1942 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3724
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2328LT on June 3 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Leon Hutchinson, pilot,
Sgt John Turner Plant, observer,
Sgt Terence Allen McGrath, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Rowan, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Roland Harding, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Vlieland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8406
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2256LT on May 3 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Antoni Jankowski, pilot,
Sgt Władysław Wieraszka, pilot,
F/O Stanisław Barzdo, observer,
Sgt Tadeusz Karol Zagórski, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanisław Marian Gross, air gunner,
Sgt Mieczysław Nowotarsk, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1942 at 0207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3757
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2205LT on April 8 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Noel Percy Morse, pilot,
F/Sgt James Edward Linehan, pilot,
F/Sgt George Hilary Vogan, observer,
Sgt Graham Lakeman, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Norman Joseph Naylor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Roland Geoffrey Richards, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2257 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE298
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1927LT on a mine laying operation. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Wilfred Rogers Groff, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Ogilvy Stalker, navigator,
Sgt Rhedge Haydn Durham Morgan, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Frederick Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE200
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 1900LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Towler, pilot,
Sgt Edward Frederick Penlington, observer,
Sgt John Burns, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Leopold Llewellyn Woodford, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot ^down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 0033 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AT151
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe at 1940LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Howard Phillips Roblin, pilot,
Sgt Eric Alexander Gordon Lumsden, observer,
Sgt Robert Dudley Howarth, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Davidson Beattie, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM731
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-2813
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leonard William Almquist, pilot,
P/O James Alexander Bitcoin, observer,
P/O Percy George Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt Wilfred Turley, wireless operator.