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

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942 at 2342 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6126
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Nütterden
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2000LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Nütterden. Seven crew members were killed and an eighth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Lloyd Wilson Bailey, pilot, †
Sgt Richard Wilson Hunt, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Edward Jordan, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gvvyn Russell Williams, observer, †
Sgt Terence Joseph Sherriff, wireless operator, †
Sgt Shuthi Napoleon, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gwyn Barrington Daines, air gunner, †
Sgt D. H. Munro, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Mildenhall

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942 at 2340 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1077
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Mildenhall AFB
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1930LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it landed downwind then veered off runway and crashed into an air raid shelter.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Foy,
Sgt F. D. Barbour,
Sgt Faulkiner,
Sgt F. M. Van Guen,
Sgt J. H. F. Munday,
P/O B. L. Kenyon.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Driffield: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5431
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Driffield AFB
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1934LT on March 9 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
F/Lt George Gordon Duff, pilot, †
Sgt Colin Albert Cornwell, pilot, †
P/O Douglas Albert Edward Clarke, observer, †
Sgt Harry James Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie James Caldwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric William Clark, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF Oakington

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942 at 0245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3642
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Oakington
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1930LT on March 9 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was hit by enemy fire and the crew was able to return to base. Upon landing, the airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. A crew member was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Ward,
Sgt Richards,
P/O P. H. Waterkeyn,
Sgt Gillett,
Sgt Skinner,
Sgt Wade.
Probable cause:
Hit by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT174
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Hoerstgen
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 1913LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hoerstgen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Henry Thomson Andrews, pilot,
P/O James Bernard Dunne, observer,
Sgt Sydney Trevor Drew, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Alexander Gauld, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8428
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1944LT on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Robert Keep Durbridge, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Neville Longergan, pilot,
F/Sgt Francis Campbell Garnett,
F/Sgt James Morley Broddy,
Sgt William Wright,
Sgt George Albert Tilley.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I at RAF Steeple Morden

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 290 Wellington I
Operator:
Registration:
L4382
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden
Location:
Steeple Morden AFB
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Steeple Morden. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt D. G. Falconer.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Beverwijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 2342 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5442
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Beverwijk
North 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 Waltham at 2039LT on an operation to Essen. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak. The left engine failed, a generator went out of service and a part of the hydraulic system failed as well. As the aircraft was losing height, the captain ordered three of his crew to bail out and he attempted to make an emergency landing when the airplane went out of control and crashed in a prairie, bursting into flames. As the three crew who bailed out were rescued and became POW, the three crew in the aircraft were killed.
Crew (12th Squadron):
P/O Robert Henderson Buchanan, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Gibbings Sanders, copilot, †
Sgt Reuben Acton Scragg, navigator, †
Sgt Henry Marshall Murdo, air gunner, †
Sgt Ronald Arthur Arnold, air gunner,
Sgt Charles John Chedd, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Mablethorpe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1916LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 30 miles off Mablethorpe. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Conrad Charles William,
P/O Peter Vincent Barthel,
Sgt Alfred Thomas Bennett,
Sgt Cyril Edmund Johnson,
Sgt George Cartwright,
Sgt Russell James Gibson Jones,
Sgt Ronald Morley Mules.

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

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 2240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV447
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Gescher
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Snaith at 0020LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Gescher. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Paul Vipond Nicholls, pilot,
P/O George Wilkinson, copilot,
P/O Oswald William Suckling, observer,
Sgt Peter Henry Crabb, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Oliver Forrester, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Daniel Driscoll, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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