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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Berlin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9560
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2050LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Fraser, pilot, †
P/O John Peter Boston Cushion, observer, †
Sgt Norman Willingham, flight engineer, †
Sgt Denis Slater, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Henry Stroud, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robin Lyell Blia Beare,
Sgt Edward Wilkinson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Basdorf: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9508
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Basdorf
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2049LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Basdorf, about 22 km north of Berlin. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ross James, pilot, †
Sgt John Kenneth Young, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Edwin Allanson,
Sgt Stewart Richard Arthur,
Sgt Albert Robert Parke Mills,
Sgt Rodney Gordon Mullaly,
Sgt H. S. Oldman.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Berlin: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7388
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
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 North Luffenham at 2030LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the target area at low altitude, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (61st Squadron):
W/Cdr George Engebret Valentine, pilot,
F/Lt Alan Bruce Harrison, pilot,
Cpt John Francis Tufnell Barrett,
Sgt Ernest Edward Dowse, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Ernest Nicholson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Walter Duncan Hamer, air gunner,
F/O Lawrence Duckworth, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 in Westerland

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
0872
Location:
Westerland-Sylt
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure while taking off from Westerland Airport and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Cologne: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD905
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
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 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the city. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Michael Thomas Henry Adams, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Joseph Box, observer, †
Sgt Gordon John Poole Hartlett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Eric Morgan, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Oberkrüchten: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941 at 2339 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Oberkrüchten
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Cologne. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Oberkrüchten. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Roberts Gilderthorp, pilot,
P/O Peter Guy Campbell Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard Charles Parker,
Sgt Ben Akrigg, wireless operator, †
Sgt Reginald Wilfred Gray, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Morrant Cadney, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6863
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2204
YOM:
1941
Location:
Frankfurt
Hesse
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 2101LT on August 29 on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John Oswald Lalor, pilot, †
Sgt Horace James William Newnes, pilot, †
Sgt Michael Reginald Bowes, observer, †
Sgt Frederick Potts,
Sgt Robert Cecil Watchorn.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Kaarst: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941 at 0408 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7438
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Kaarst
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 in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kaarst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John William Blakey, pilot,
P/O John Ernest Chilvers, pilot,
Sgt Frank Cecil Child, flight engineer,
P/O Charles Francis Hart, observer,
F/Sgt Alfred Penn, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Jeoffre Truscott, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Richard Cowin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Strümp: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5595
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Strümp
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Driffield at 2340LT on August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Strümp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Herbert Spickett, pilot,
Sgt Archibald Grant Geddes, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Arnold French, observer,
Sgt Dennis Claude Hayward, air gunner,
Sgt Edward Stanley Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Donis Rheaume, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Glüder: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5488
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Glüder
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2350LT on August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Glüder. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Miller Watts, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Miller Hughes, observer, †
Sgt John William Thomas Davies, wireless operator, †
Sgt Roy James Hollobone, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Sutherland MacLeod,
Sgt Ivan Boyd Quinn.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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