Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Genk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2992
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2204LT on July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a enemy fire and crashed in Genk. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McAnally, pilot, †
F/O Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, pilot, †
P/O Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, †
Sgt Arthur Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Henry King, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Frederick Roughton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2984
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2328LT on July 3 on an operation to Essen. Passing over Limburg, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Francis John Day, observer, †
P/O John Robert Leslie Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Spencer Ronald Mayor, pilot, †
Sgt Harry Malcolm Robertson, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Kilburn,
Sgt Wilfrid Stogdale.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Eben-Emael: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941 at 0116 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD862
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2310LT on July 2 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Eben-Emael, north of Liège. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Doggiry, wireless operator, †
P/O Bruce Dawson Campbell,
F/Sgt John Henderson,
P/O Ronald Andrew Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Saint-Laureins: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1406
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2330LT on June 26 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Laureins, near the border with the Netherlands. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Samuel Clover,
P/O Kenneth Frederick Glock, pilot,
P/O Wallace Geoffrey Green, observer,
P/O David Wilson Horrocks,
S/gt Ticwyn Morris, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Charles Page.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Ostend: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 0335 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6492
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
2004
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2232LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 50 km off Ostend. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Harry Bailey,
Sgt Herbert Thomas Ivory,
P/O Dennys Savage Walton Lake,
Sgt Robert Campbell Rae.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hamont-Achel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 0232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2849
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newton at 2300LT on June 16 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamont-Achel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Dermot Daly Aloysius Kelly, pilot,
Sgt John Douglas MacVicar, pilot,
F/Sgt Stephanus Francois Marais, observer,
Sgt Leonard Beaumont, wireless operator,
Sgt George Houghton, wireless operator,
Sgt William Connell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Houthalen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 0226 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6479
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1991
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2243LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed west of Houthalen. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas James Baston, pilot, †
P/O Cecil Ernest Crichton, †
Sgt James Leonard Evans, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Douglas John Jefferis, air gunner, †
P/O Kenneth Noel Holland.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1758
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1530LT for an armed reconnaissance mission off the French and Belgian coasts. Intercepted northeast of Calais, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Zeebrugge. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Roy George Claringbould Arnold, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Harry Barratt,
F/O Thomas Albert Bax,
F/Lt Dominic Bruce,
Sgt James Murray Pinkham,
Sgt Harold Arthur Wink.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Peer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AD797
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2240LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over Berlgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Peer. All four crew members were killed.
P/O Peter Robert Duncan Brown, pilot,
P/O Phillip Booth Hodgson, pilot,
Sgt George Thomas Cheetman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Todd Donnelly, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 18, 1941 at 0234 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6578
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2049
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on May 17 on an operation to Cologne. While passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Rotem. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas William Archibald Crone, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Gray, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Brook Pell, observer, †
Sgt Harry Fraser,
Sgt Allan Morris.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.