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Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I near Deir Mawas

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
MSN:
SH.17
YOM:
1939
Location:
Deir Mawas
Minya
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While in a cross country flight within Egypt, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing and the airplane crash landed near Deir Mawas, about 60 km north of Asyut. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members escaped uninjured. Crew from the 216th Squadron.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III at RAF LG.99: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1942 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
Z2223
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
LG.99 AFB (30°48′5″N 29°54′5″E)
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire (probably the German Flak) and crashed near RAF LG.99 located about 45 km south of Alexandria. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Leonard Anthony Nichol,
Sgt Herbert John Plumstead Bayley,
Sgt Arthur Conrad Essery,
Lt Cecil Wilfred Druce Grey, observer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Mt Kenya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7763
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Nanyuki - Nanyuki
Location:
Mt Kenya
Central
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cross country navigation exercise out from Nanyuki. The airplane failed to return to base and SAR operations were abandoned as no trace of the airplane was found. Eventually, the wreckage was found in 2002 on the slope of Mt Kenya. All four crew members from the South African Air Force were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Charles Herbert Allen, pilot,
2nd Lt Hendrik Jacobus Petrus 'Bokkie' Lemmer, navigator,
Sgt Simon Eliastam, wireless operator,
Sgt Llyod Murray, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Great Yarmouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 1220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0910LT on an air sea rescue operation. While cruising approximately 65 km east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Antoni Robert Majcherczyk, pilot,
F/O Władysław Szymanowski, observer, †
Sgt Wiktor Jablonski, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Andrzej Rudel, air gunner, †
Sgt Jan Michał Nowak, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Noordwijk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3312
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Noordwijk
South 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 Bourn at 2340LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 2 km off Noordwijk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edmour Fortin, pilot,
F/Sgt David Phillips Roberts, pilot,
Sgt Lisle Douglas Firminger, navigator,
Sgt William Matheson, wireless operator,
Sgt George Charles Morffew, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Albert Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington II in Burgerbrug: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3590
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Burgerbrug
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2325LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. It was flying for nearly two hours at an altitude of 11,000 feet when, due to lack of oil pressure, the starboard engine seized. This was followed by a loss of height and though the bomb load was jettisoned, the Wellington was abandoned and left to crash near a farm in Burgerbrug. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Brooke Skrender, pilot, †
P/O R. Watson, navigator,
Sgt William Edward Grimley, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas George Richard Allaway, air gunner, †
Sgt D. R. Coleman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Loss of oil pressure followed by an engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Spierdijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8420
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Spierdijk
North Holland
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 Binbrook at 2353LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning home the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spierdijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt John Charles Douglas Langley, pilot,
F/Sgt Leo West, observer,
Sgt Leslie Desmond Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Sampson Revell, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harry Robert Hamilton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Heeze: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0206 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Heeze
North Brabant
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 Marham at 2349LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heeze. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Horace Fletcher, pilot,
Sgt John Ingram Morris, observer,
F/Sgt George William Roney, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Alfred Charles Standen, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Elliott Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Vlodrop: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3561
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Vlodrop
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2344LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Vlodrop. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Malcolm Leslie Freegard, pilot,
W/O George Vincent Cyril Booth, observer, †
F/Sgt Warnford Francis Victor Pink, wireless operator, †
Sgt John S. Munro, air gunner, †
Sgt William George Rogers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Zijderveld: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1040
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Zijderveld
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 0004LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field near Zijderveld. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Frank Thomas Hardy, pilot,
P/O Arthur Thomas Yeo, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Joseph Godwin, flight engineer,
P/O George Alfred Archer, observer,
Sgt John Morris Urwin, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Edwin Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Alastair MacKay Greenfield, air gunner, †
Sgt John Wilson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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