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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Schiermonnikoog Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ670
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 Marham at 2253LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 10 km north of Schiermonnikoog Island. Two crew members were killed and three others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Baden Feraday, pilot,
Sgt George Harry Lindley, observer,
Sgt Glafkos Clerides, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Skelley, air gunner, †
Sgt Kelvin Hewer Shoesmith, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942 at 0053 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ673
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Ameland Island
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 Feltwell at 0050LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some three km north of Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Henry Davies, pilot,
P/O Thomas Whiteside Kenyon, observer,
F/Sgt Douglas James Popple, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Donald Peters, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Frederick Ogeley Blackmore, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1162
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 East Moor at 2356LT on July 19 on an operation to Vegesack. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km north of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Patrick Joseph Dillon, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Rogers, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Ernest Watkins, observer,
Sgt Douglas Arthur Redler,
Sgt Richard Henry Creed Seymour,
Sgt Herbert Edward Godfrey, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Forgie.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1179
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 East Moor at 2343LT on July 19 on an operation to Vegesack. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea south of Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Horace James Skelly, pilot,
Sgt Douglas George Jillings, flight engineer,
Sgt Roland Jack Smith, observer,
Sgt Frederick Henry George Simkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Keith Paton, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William McIntyre McLachlin, air gunner,
Sgt John Robinson Rennie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Vlieland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1942 at 1133 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT227
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Vlieland 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 Balderton at 0840LT on an operation to the Moling Area 3A. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was intercepted by a German fighter. Both airplane collided and crashed into the sea some 50 km northwest of Vlieland Island. All four crew members as well as both pilots of the German fighter were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward William Swatton, pilot,
Sgt Roland Henry Burley,
Sgt Edward Haville,
P/O Harold Pearce.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1942 at 0112 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1324
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Terschelling
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 Grimsby at 2337LT on July 9 to lay mines in the Heligoland area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea northeast of Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Bryan Critchison, pilot,
P/O Joseph Edward Hector Emond, observer,
Sgt William Ernest Hudson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Herbert Sidney Stock, wireless operator,
Sgt John Charles Skelton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1942 at 0244 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5861
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Coningsby at 2359LT on July 8 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 30 km northwest of Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth James Broderick, pilot,
Sgt Ottiwell Francis Lodge, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Ward Woolner, navigator,
Sgt William Leslie Schlater Rees, bomb aimer,
Sgt Keith Edward Dare, wireless operator,
Sgt William Henry Curtis, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Arthur Roberts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Koudum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0054 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT248
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Koudum
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Koudum. Three crew members were killed while the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Kingsley Ewart Brown, pilot,
Sgt Robert Oscar Williams, observer, †
Sgt John Noel Waddington, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert William Whytock, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1942 at 0308 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3539
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Ameland Island
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 Feltwell on the evening of June 29 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Jack Monk, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Haig Randle, observer,
Sgt John Gordon George Hegan, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Francis Sydney Moncrief, air gunner,
Sgt Murdoch Gordon McGregor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Vlieland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1942 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3706
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2350LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak and while returning home, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 35 km northwest of Vlieland Island. Five crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Merrill George Bailey, pilot,
P/O Brian Alfred Carter Richards, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Hugh Kelly, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Hugh Arthur Thomas Watson, navigator, †
Sgt Albert Joseph Hamlyn, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sydney Arthur Morison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Alfred William Peachey, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie John Keatley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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