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

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4152
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
1845
YOM:
1940
Location:
Öhringen
Baden-Württemberg
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 1756LT on October 21 to bomb an aircraft components factory based in the region of Stuttgart. While approaching from the north, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Öhrigen, about 50 km northeast of Stuttgart. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/L Allan Smith Phillips, pilot,
Sgt David Bruce Gordon, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Lofthouse, observer,
Sgt Christopher Parker Mapplethorpe, wireless operator,
Sgt Ian George Wills, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P2137
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
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 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Hasenheide, in the vicinity of Tempelhof Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles William Hartop, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Vernon Stubbs, pilot,
Sgt Russell Gordon Bennett, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Lindsley Milbourne, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Kalbe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2993
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Lindholme
Location:
Kalbe
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kalbe. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Howell Davies, pilot, †
Sgt Edgar James Andrews, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Leslie Hurrell,
Sgt Roland Lee.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Röwitz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2910
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Röwitz
Saxony-Anhalt
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 Waddington on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Röwitz, northeast of Wolfsburg. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard John Burt, pilot, †
Sgt D. Windle, observer,
Sgt Jack Baldwin, wireless operator, †
P/O Ronald Mark Carrell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Salzwedel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Salzwedel
Saxony-Anhalt
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 Honington at 2005LT on October 14 on an operation to Magdeburg. While cruising at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Salzwedel, about 85 km northwest of Magdeburg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Olding Hunks, pilot,
P/O Guy Paul Wentworth Austin, pilot,
Sgt Albert Edgar Skidmore, observer,
Sgt Colin Hay, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Nield, wireless operator,
P/O John Edward Bartlett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Oberhof: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
NG+LB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3063
Location:
Oberhof
Thuringia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed near Oberhof. A crew member was killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Berlin: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9287
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
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 Marham on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Rex Oliver Oxley Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Frederick Green, pilot,
Sgt Francis Patrick O'Regan, observer,
Sgt George Holliday, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Stephens, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Whelpton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4362
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Cuxhaven
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 Hemswell on a mine laying operation over the Elbe estuary. It was lost without trace but it is believed that it crashed into the sea off Cuxhaven.
Crew:
F/Sgt Philip Herbert Yorath,
Sgt Harry Bennett,
Sgt Robert John Neale,
Sgt George Wood.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Frankfurt an der Oder: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1434
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1588
YOM:
1939
Location:
Frankfurt an der Oder
Brandenburg
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 2110LT on October 2 on an operation to Frankfurt an der Oder. It is believe that it was shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Paul Spencer Dally, pilot,
F/O William Charles Espley, pilot,
Sgt Ian Alexander Zamek, observer,
Sgt Alfred Jack Cheesman, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alan Ernest Chetter, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Duisburg

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+FZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5043
Location:
Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at night, the bomber was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. All four crew members bailed out and were uninjured. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near Duisburg.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by a German fighter.
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