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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Rozendaal: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0002 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9603
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Rozendaal
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2007LT on 'Rover' patrol mission. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the Imbos Forest near Rozendaal. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Whitaker, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Rees Thomas, flight engineer, †
Sgt Robert Ferguson Thompson, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Roye Drummond,
Sgt Arthur Roy Kilminster,
F/O Maurice Osborne Stephens,
F/Sgt Charles Witcher.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Bergen aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
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 Feltwell at 2005LT on a 'Rover' patrol operation. While returning to base the following night, it is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Ernest Brown,
Sgt Mervyn Wyndham Cullerne,
Sgt Sidney Dennis Colley Gray,
Sgt Eric Ivor Llewellyn Grego,
Sgt William Francis Philip Sellers,
Sgt Richard Frank Whitton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Middelburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1211
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Middelburg
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1936LT on an operation to Mannheim. While cruising in strong winds and icing conditions, it crashed near Middelburg, on the island of Walcheren. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sydney Albert Hart, †
Sgt Charles Lionel Dennes,
F/Sgt Percy Wallace Duckers,
Sgt Henry Jackson Gibson,
W/O Thomas Victor Stone Wiggins,
Sgt F. W. Day.

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

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941 at 2010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2516
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Beilen
Drenthe
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 Waterbeach at 1728LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Beilen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Charles George Gilmore, pilot,
Sgt George William Thomas Wiggs, pilot,
F/Sgt Ian Gordon Harrowby, observer,
Sgt Albert Charles Frank Harrop, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Harold Sanders, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Reginald Schofield, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE424
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 North Luffenham in the evening on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Henry Sydney Bennett,
P/O Llewellyn Newton Evans,
Sgt Thomas George Miskin,
P/O Harry Walter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Terschelling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD846
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Donald Arthur Baker, pilot,
F/O Edward Lees Shea, observer, †
Sgt John Shaw Crossley, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Lionel Frank, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Rottumeroog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AE655
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
414-3008
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rottumeroog Island
Groningen
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight when it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Waddenzee off Rottumeroog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Francis Codville, pilot,
F/Sgt Francis Thomas James, observer,
F/Sgt Richard Leonard Armsby, wireless operator,
Sgt Guy Nelson Bryan, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Terschelling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z5959
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Passing off the Dutch coast, it crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William John Sipprell, pilot,
Sgt Amos Thomas Hall, observer,
Sgt Harry Robert Davies, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE224
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 1948LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off the Frisian Islands, it is believed off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L David Baron Drakes, pilot,
P/O Victor Douglas Beany,
P/O William Harris Cheetham,
F/Sgt William Anderson Watson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Lemmer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in the IJsselmeer some 6 km west of Lemmer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Francis Constantine Phipps, pilot,
Sgt Terence Patrick Mowan, observer,
Sgt Allan Arthur Miles, wireless operator.
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