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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8942
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Zuidland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Essen. In the evening, while passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Zuidland. A crew survived and became PoW while five others were killed.
Crew:
W/O Lawrence Beresford Hamilton Hope,
Sgt John Stephen Wilson, pilot, †
P/O Ralph Owen Foster, pilot, †
P/O Robert Leslie Owen Ryder, observer, †
Sgt James Henry Reid, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sir Charles Thomas Hewitt Mappin, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Rinkesfort

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE433
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Rinkesfort
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1719LT on an operation to Essen. In the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rinkesfort. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander John Gallan,
P/O Edwin Lee Houghton,
P/O John Collin Monkhouse,
Sgt John Edward Woodward.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9977
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
IJzevoorde
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in IJzevoorde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Sidney Nunn, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Young Wyllie, pilot,
Sgt Richard Dundas, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Edison Elliott, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alfred Hubert Harrison, wireless operator,
Sgt William Massey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2107 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1206
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Westeinde
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
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 1714LT on an operation to Bocholt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westeinde, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Christopher Arthur Saunders, pilot,
Sgt James Marcus D'Arcy, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Mullenger, wireless operator,
Sgt John Edward Kehoe, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Haastrecht: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8985
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Haastrecht
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2010LT on 'Rover' patrol mission with Münster as its objective. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Haastrecht. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew Harry Theodore Cook, †
Sgt Alan McKillop, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Anthony Thomson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Charles Crease,
Sgt John Howard Derek Howes,
Sgt John Leslie Ledsham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6948
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
MSN:
2240
YOM:
1941
Location:
Oudemirdum
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2231LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the village of Oudemirdum. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John William Bell, pilot,
P/O George Marshall McCombe, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Terence Webb, observer,
Sgt Raymond Boucher, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Cameron, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Bierum

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0615 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6839
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
2199
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bierum
Groningen
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2229LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, the airplane suffered an engine failure and was abandoned by the crew who became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Joseph Kelly,
Sgt Alfred Weldon MacMurray,
Sgt Arthur James Robottom,
Sgt John Higgan Telfer,
Sgt Sidney Thomas Wilkins.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0121 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9976
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Soarremoarre
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of November 7 on an operation to Berlin. The following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Soarremoarre. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John William Black, pilot,
Sgt Trevor Hedley Gray, pilot,
P/O Eric Lloyd, observer,
F/Sgt Leslie Cyril Green, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Dennis Thompson, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Thomas Black, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6091
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Spijkenisse
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
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 1742LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Spijkenisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Stanley Jacobs, pilot,
Sgt James William Cooper Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Walton, flight engineer,
Sgt Bernard Wallwork, observer,
Sgt Edward Owen Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johnstone, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Hall Chesman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Medemblik: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0041 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Medemblik
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1820LT on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the IJsselmeer east of Medemblik. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lloyd James Atkins,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Bramley,
Sgt Hywell Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Sidney George Thomas Farman,
Sgt Victor George Knighton,
Sgt William Frederick Parsons, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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