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

Date & Time: May 12, 1941 at 0143 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Norderstapel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2225LT on May 11 on an operation to Hamburg. It was coned by searchlight then shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Norderstapel. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Bartle Murray, pilot, †
Sgt Roderick William Finlayson, pilot, †
Sgt Deryck Fletcher, observer, †
F/Sgt Harold Charles Tuckwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. Shaw, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Percy Herbert Beckett, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1379
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Tönning
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Marham at 2217LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. While cruising over Germany at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed in Tönning. The pilot was killed and five other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Anderson, pilot, †
Sgt Dave W. Fraser,
Sgt Godfrey William Hogg,
Sgt Alex Mcbride Kerr,
Sgt Arthur Bernard Morgan,
Sgt W. J. A. Legg.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0248 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5048
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
1760
YOM:
1940
Location:
Witzwort
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 Leeming at 2225LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Witzwort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Peter Beckford Gough, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Manchip, observer,
Sgt Robert Richardson, wireless operator,
Sgt Desmond Frank Fitzwilliam Watson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0036 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6010
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Cloppenburg
Lower Saxony
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 2211LT on May 10 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it collided with a Me.110 and crashed in Cloppenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Neville Williams, pilot,
Sgt Eric John Rapley, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Charles Watkins, flight engineer,
F/O Donald Mackay, observer,
Sgt Will Frank Hodson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Anthony Pickers, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Smith, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1506
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Mildenhall at 2210LT on May 8 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Heligoland Island. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Cyril Robertson Burch, pilot, †
Sgt William George Hugh Dauncey, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Alfred Keates, wireless operator, †
P/O David Martin, observer, †
Sgt D. Westmacott,
Sgt G. D. K. Jones.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Lünne: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0216 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1473
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Lünne
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2308LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While flying at night over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lünne. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr William Monteith Graham, pilot, †
F/O Gavin John Lynes, pilot, †
Sgt T. E. Wady, observer,
F/Sgt Stanley Robert Gear, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Clark Hamilton, wireless operator, †
F/O Frank Stanley William Webb, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Leer: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
1840
YOM:
1940
Location:
Heisfelde
Lower Saxony
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 Middleton St George at 2225LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heisfelde, in the north suburb of Leer. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Thorpe, pilot,
P/O Ronald Walter Wallis-Stolze, pilot,
Sgt Peter James Lewis, observer,
F/Sgt Herbert Eric Bailey, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter William Reynolds Emmett, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD864
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Hamburg
Hamburg
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 Waddington at 2205LT on May 2 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hamburg, between the districts of Blankenese and Cranz. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Hugh Upton Howard Tripp, pilot,
P/O John Ernest Philip Jeff, observer,
Sgt Ronald John Leaper, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Egar, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near Hamburg

Date & Time: May 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7379
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Hamburg
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2200LT on May 2 on an operation to Hamburg. While approaching the target area at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the airplane was damaged by the German Flak. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The bomber just passed over a farm, crash landed in a field and came to rest. All six crew members were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/O Deryck Edgar Pinchbeck,
Sgt E. A. C. Lee,
Sgt Alexander Stuart Duncan,
F/S Samuel Edward Panton,
Sgt Walter Muir McGregor,
Sgt Christopher Norman Barron.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD796
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Eddelak
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 Scampton at 2110LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Eddelak. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Hope Crush, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Townsend Hall, pilot,
Sgt Eric George Norman, wireless operator,
Sgt William Keith Thompson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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