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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE430
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Tüttendorf
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1652LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching Kiel, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tüttendorf, northwest of Kiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles John Harvey Blunt, pilot,
Sgt Leslie George Manning, observer,
Sgt Arthur Henry Gee, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Waller, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2052 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9299
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2363
YOM:
1941
Location:
Georgsheil
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1650LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Georgsheil. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Wilson Hewitt, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Bolles Vose, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Bertram Grundy, observer,
Sgt Reginald Walter Weymouth, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt James William Woodroffe, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parow

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5417
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed at Parow Airport following a pilot error. There were no casualties among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

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

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE317
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Wangerooge Island
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1705LT on an operation to Emden. Flying along the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Wangerooge Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter James Moss, pilot,
Sgt Wilfrid Langdon Ball,
Sgt Ralph Hollesley Breckell,
Sgt John Francis Tarran, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Schaephuysen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9628
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Schaephuysen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the afternoon on an operation to Essen. In the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Schaephuysen. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond James Rugg, air gunner, †
Sgt George Mcara Thain, air gunner, †
Sgt Leslie George Eggar,
Sgt Wallis Frederick French,
Sgt Laurence Clifford Howe,
Sgt Kenneth Martin Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Duisburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2044 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3677
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1731LT on an operation to Berlin. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Edwin Chadwick, pilot,
F/O Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk, pilot,
Sgt Sidney John Fenson, flight engineer,
P/O George Edward Sweeney, observer,
Sgt Cyril Murch, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Stronach, wireless operator,
Sgt Derek Gordon Pack, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Wildenrath AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9212
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2317
YOM:
1941
Location:
Wildenrath AFB
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1728LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Wildenrath AFB. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George William McDonald, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Rogers, wireless operator, †
Sgt Isadore Stein, air gunner, †
Sgt Arthur Lambert Lord,
F/O Trevor Hugh Taylor.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0532 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9205
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2310
YOM:
1941
Location:
Diekshörn
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2250LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Diekshörn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Edwin William Brown, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Frederick Gresham, pilot,
Sgt Bernard John Monk, observer,
Sgt Norman Fenton, wireless operator,
Sgt James Henry Atkin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Sankt Jürgen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0458 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5553
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Sankt Jürgen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2321LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Sankt Jürgen, northeast of Bremen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Merlin Kelmer Solheim, pilot,
F/Sgt Alexander Lawrence Dennis Hassan, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Killin, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Harold Bell, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Colin Hynam, wireless operator,
Sgt Graham Alexander McLeod, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0455 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9151
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
Location:
Rhinow
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2227LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rhinow. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Johnston Sargent, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Gerald Sydney Hall Freeman,
Sgt Thomas Hall,
Sgt Thomas Paterson,
Sgt Ernest Wilfred Penn,
P/O John Victor Saunders.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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