Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Süderoog Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0145 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6796
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2156
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2214LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Süderoog Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Brown,
Sgt Ronald Owen Bryant,
Sgt Emerson Master Leftly,
Sgt Reginald Charles Matthews,
Sgt William Miller.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0047 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9878
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1726LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Isselburg. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Patrick Ian Leeman, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley William Dane, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Charles Arthur Davis, observer, †
P/O Herbert Roy Crowe, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Charles Penegelly, air gunner, †
Sgt Frederick Jenkinson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Germany

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1069
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1733LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Charles Adams,
Sgt Alfred Herbert Bowater,
Sgt William Fraser,
Sgt John Reid Curtis McGlashan,
Sgt Ronald Sydney Charles Stewart,
Sgt J. Dobson.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z9130
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2269
YOM:
1941
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 2221LT on an operation to Berlin. Flying along the German coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Borkum Island. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter George Scott Dickenson, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Vincent Carpenter, †
Sgt William Martin Chambers, †
P/O David Albert Simpson, air bomber, †
Sgt Brian Stephen Walley.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9739
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:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1722LT on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Germany at night and in icy conditions, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wittorf. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Dean, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alexander Mackenzie, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Murray Gerald Bowen,
F/O Harry Albert Goodwin,
P/O W. D. Moore,
F/L H. H. Henderson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Werdohl: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9951
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Germany at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Werdohl. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Cuthbert Mckechnie Gibson, †
F/Lt W. R. Methven,
Sgt Thomas Patrick Duffy,
Sgt Albert Bernard Frisby,
Sgt Richard Pattinson,
P/O Donald Arthur Webster.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Varrelbusch: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2554
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:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1721LT on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at an altitude of 16,000 feet west of Hanover, the crew encountered icing conditions. The engines and fuselage iced up and the airplane became uncontrollable. The crew bailed out at an altitude of 10,000 feet and the pilot followed at 4,000 feet then the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Varrelbusch, north of Cloppenburg. A crewman was killed as his parachute failed to open. Five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Joshua Bell, †
Sgt J. H. Bowman,
F/Lt John Patrick Dickinson,
Sgt Arthur Featherstone,
Sgt Ray Burt Martin,
F/O Philip Roy Searcy.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Cologne: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AE243
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1830LT on a 'Rover' patrol operation. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Cologne area and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Albert Jenkins, pilot,
Sgt Donald Reginald Rawlings, observer,
F/Sgt Keith Morris, wireless operator,
Sgt George Albert McGarvey, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Schwenda: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1941 at 1717 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5582
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Schwenda while completing a training exercise. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Georg Bödeker, pilot,
Ogefr Franz Zanger, radio operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Spiekeroog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AE253
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Spiekeroog Island. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Lawrance Kidd, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Mcleod Reed, observer,
Sgt Edgar Crowe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Blair Blackwood, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.