Royal Air Force - RAF

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R9356

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2020LT on September 19 on an operation to Munich. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Häder, about 19 km west of Augsburg. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Patrick Joseph McNamara, pilot,
Sgt James Holland, flight engineer, †
F/O Clifford John Whittingham, navigator, †
W/O Russell Thomas Joshua Collett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Colin Leslie Hanna, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Martin Thompson, air gunner,
F/O Gordon William Findlay, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Munich: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1942

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Avro 683 Lancaster

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W4166

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Plain, Valley

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Syerston - Syerston

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1945LT on September 19 on an operation to Munich. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Rupert Bisgrove Owen, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Thompson, flight engineer,
P/O William Harry Donovan, observer,
Sgt Arthur Gladstone Sale, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Olmstead Tuller, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Tennant McLean, air gunner,
Sgt Peter John Maxwell, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Abbeville

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1942

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BJ883

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Warboys - Warboys

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The airplane departed RAF Warboys on the evening of September 19 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over Abbeville, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. The crew parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt V. J. Bastable,
Sgt E. W. Cunning,
Sgt W. Milligan,
Sgt D. J. Scott,
Sgt W. F. Waterworth.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Landrecourt-Lempire: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942 at 2300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3762

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Plain, Valley

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Snaith - Snaith

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1955LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over France, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed in a wooded area located in Landrecourt-Lempire, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Northey, pilot,
Sgt Robert George Bassett, observer,
Sgt Walter Alan Frederick Brannon, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jacob Henry Roden, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Dudley Gibson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Noyers le Val: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942 at 2259 LT

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W7578

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Plain, Valley

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1935LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Noyers le Val, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Robert Russell-Collins, pilot,
Sgt J. M. Pye,
Sgt J. A. Richards,
F/Sgt P. J. Apps,
F/Sgt Ian John Argo Henderson,
Sgt G. W. A. H. Vasil,
P/O A. Birchall.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the Kattegat: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942 at 0100 LT

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N3759

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 2000LT on September 18 to lay mines in the Undergrowth and Yew Tree area. Passing over the Kattegat, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Edward Land, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Lowrie, flight engineer,
Sgt George Hayes, navigator,
F/Sgt William Douglas Probert, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frank Edward Davidson, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Frederick Eldridge, air gunner,
F/Sgt Charles Robert Bee, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Korsør: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942 at 0036 LT

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R9351

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 2005LT on September 18 on a mine laying operation in the Asparagus region. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Korsør. Six crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O J. M. Steel,
Sgt T. B. Brown, †
Sgt Jack Godfrey Newman, †
Sgt R. A. Heathcote, †
Sgt S. Greenbeck, †
Sgt Thomas Charles Smith, †
Sgt E. A. J. King. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Ludford: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942

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DT481

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Training

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While in a routine training exercise, the airplane went out of control and crashed near Ludford. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harry Sutton Brander,
Sgt A. J. Betteridge,
Sgt Franck Elliott Bishop,
Cpl William John Ronald Hazelton,
Sgt Frederick Raymond Keys,
F/Sgt A. R. Morant,
S/Sgt Sidney Arthur Solomons,
F/Sgt James Thomas Sutton.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942

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X3718

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