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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Genk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941 at 2337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1703
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Genk
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2014LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Genk. Three crew members were killed. one became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
P/O John Frederick Ashton, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Raymond Verdun Lane, observer, †
Sgt John Bernard Redden, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Thomas Wood,
Sgt J. W. Hutton,
Sgt L. A. Warburton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Bruges

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6872
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
2213
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bruges
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2002LT on an operation to Mannheim. After bombing Bruges as an alternative, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt H. A. Woodhatch,
Sgt A. J. Child,
Sgt W. H. Olley,
Sgt J. Davidson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Handzame: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9749
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Handzame
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2045LT on August 25 on an operation to Karlsruhe. The following night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Handzame. All six crew members were killed.
crew:
S/L Alan Cresswell Martin, pilot,
P/O Thomas Raymond Fyles, pilot,
P/O Reginald Robert Reynolds, observer,
Sgt Gordon Knight, wireless operator,
Sgt Roland Joseph Fidele Perras, wireless operator,
F/O William Wright, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crashf of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Wavre: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6466
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
1978
YOM:
1940
Location:
Wavre
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2009LT on August 24 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Wavre. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William George Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Eric Charles Findon, pilot,
Sgt James Hadfield, observer,
Sgt Walter Donald Edge, wireless operator,
Sgt Benjamin Douglas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Grosage: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941 at 0116 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Grosage
Hainaut
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2053LT on August 24 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Grosage, southwest of Chièvres AFB. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Jack McGregor, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Percival McHale, pilot,
Sgt Alistair Alexander Stobie Heggie, observer,
Sgt Walter Norman Collins, flight engineer,
Sgt James Blain Anderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Fuller, wireless operator,
P/O Vivian Maxwell Markham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Pepingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD918
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Pepingen
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of August 25 on an operation to Mannheim. Over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Pepingen. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Arthur Whiting, pilot, †
Sgt Gordon Charles Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Christie, air gunner, †
P/O Antony Edwin Hayward.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Vliermaalroot: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0303 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6569
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2040
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vliermaalroot
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2151LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Vliermaalroot. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Arthur Evetts, wireless operator, †
P/O Harold Brooke Robertshaw,
Sgt Alan Gore Trites,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Charles Hooper,
Sgt J. L. Ives.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Rekem: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0216 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6564
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2035
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rekem
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2223LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Rekem, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O William Alan Strathern Evill, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Mervyn Tomkins, observer,
Sgt Donald Maclachlan Duffy, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Patrick O'Dell, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Hill Park, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Tiendeberg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6672
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2106
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tiendeberg
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2214LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Tiendeberg. Three crew members were killed and two others parachuted to safety but became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Morris Michael Kane, pilot,
P/O Ernest Edward Manison, navigator, †
Sgt Harvey Lewis Crich, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Le Quesne Mourant, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel Norcross, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Gembloux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0244 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD756
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Gembloux
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2205LT on August 16 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Gembloux. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Acres, observer, †
P/O James Grant, †
P/O Gordon Geoffrey Watts, pilot, †
Sgt John Henry Cook,
Sgt Gordon Vivian Lynn.

Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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