Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling in Renkum: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1605 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EF298
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Harwell - Harwell
MSN:
V8-T
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Harwell at 1434LT on a supply mission over Holland. While approaching the drop zone located in the region of Arnhem, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a wooded area. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Baker, pilot,
F/Lt John Dickson, navigator,
F/O Robert Carter Booth, bomb aimer,
P/O Francis George Totterdill, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Bert Bond, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Dennis James Blencowe, air gunner,
Robert William Hayton,
Reginald Shore.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL Skytrain in Uden

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-23935
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
9797
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking part to a supply mission over Holland, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. All four crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field. All four crew were later recovered.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL Skytrain in Boxte: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-101007
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
19470
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a supply mission over Holland. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field. Two crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lage Zwaluwe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LM223
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Waddington at 1907LT on a bombing mission to Dortmund. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber went out of control and crashed in a prairie in Lage Zwaluwe, north of Breda. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
F/O Sydney John Staples, pilot,
Sgt A. Ledger,
F/O Cyril McCall,
W/O John Buxton Stinson,
F/S Norman George Hurst,
F/S Lawrence Arthur Davis,
Sgt Walter George McDonald Geikie.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III in Arnhem: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1944 at 1630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
FZ626
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
12182
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the suburn of Arnhem. Five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III near Deelen AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
KG428
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
12463
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route, the twin engine aircraft was attacked by the German Flak. The crew decided to attempt an emergency at Deelen AFB but the aircraft crashed in flames in a field. A passenger was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III in Kessel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
KG401
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
12436
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft had just dropped its supplies from 700 feet when it was met with intense anti-aircraft fire. The tail unit, rudder, port aileron and engine, the starboard auxiliary fuel tank and all the gyro instruments were either damaged or put out of action, and one of the Army dispatchers was mortally wounded. The captain, F/O L. R. Pattee and his copilot, F/O A. C. Kent, flew the crippled aircraft back to the British lines, through three more areas of enemy flak, where they sustained further serious damage, including a five foot hole in the starboard wing which caught fire, and complete electrical and communications failure. Once over the British lines, Pattee gave the crew and dispatchers the opportunity to bale out, but they refused and the pilots then made a successful belly-landing in the field. No sooner had they all quit the Dakota, than it was engulfed by flames. The unfortunate dispatcher died soon after the landing, while the others were taken to Brussels and the crew returned to RAF Down Ampney.
Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III in Wolfheze: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
KG374
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Down Ampney - Down Ampney
MSN:
12383
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 900 feet on a supply mission, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Wolfheze, west of Arnhem. Seven crew members were killed, one injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III in Schaarsbergen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
KG388
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
12418
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While flying over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Wageningen: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1944 at 1415 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-100896
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
19359
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The aircraft was involved in a paratrooping mission over The Netherlands. En route, it was attacked by the German Flak and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames in a field. Three crew members and eight paratroopers were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.