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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941 at 0400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1644
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Location:
Grubbenvorst
Limburg
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 Newton at 2305LT on June 26 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grubbenvorst, on the west bank of the River Maas. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Winston Sievers, pilot,
P/O Christopher Reginald Herbert, pilot,
P/O Alan George St. John Ross, observer,
Sgt Hector George Burgess, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William John Grieve, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Joseph Hart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Meerlo
Limburg
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 Alconbury at 2340LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Meerlo. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Frederick Payne, pilot,
Sgt Martin Strahan Soames, pilot,
P/O Leslie John Moore, observer,
Sgt Gordon Leslie Tompson, wireless operator,
Sgt Noel Sydney Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric William Tyler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Maasbree: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1941 at 0234 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6493
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
2005
YOM:
1941
Location:
Maasbree
Limburg
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 Middleton St George at 2243LT on May 16 on an operation to Cologne. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Maasbree. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Aubrey Trevor Garrould, pilot,
Sgt Robert Sydney Langston Keymer, pilot,
F/Sgt Reginald James Garlish, observer,
Sgt Edward Oakes, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alexander Plant Smith, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Boshoven: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1941 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5106
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1814
YOM:
1940
Location:
Boshoven
Limburg
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 Dishforth at 2159LT on May 9 on an operation to Ludwigshafen. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Boshoven, northwest of Weert. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Gallaugher Browne, pilot,
P/O Peter Myers, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Kipling, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt George Arthur Selby, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1941 at 2339 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1599
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Baexem
Limburg
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 East Wretham az 2055LT on an operation to Berlin. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Baexem. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Vaclav Kosulic,
Sgt Frantisek Kracmer,
F/O Vladimir Kubicek,
Sgt Rudolf Lifcic,
F/O Frank Sixta,
Sgt Vaclav Stetka.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Kessel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Kessel
Limburg
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 Coningsby at 2000LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Kessel. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt W. F. Osborne, pilot,
Sgt John Fred Reginald Boyall, observer, †
Sgt Donald Skene, wireless operator, †
Sgt S. A. T. Davies, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Ittervoort: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2301 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3148
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Ittervoort
Limburg
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 Coningsby at 2000LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Ittervoort. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. West, pilot,
Sgt John Spencer, pilot, †
Sgt Eric James Butler, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Thompson Wright, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Maastricht: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
AD828
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1930LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near the airport of Maastricht. The pilot was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O David Evan Frank Powell, pilot, †
Sgt J. A. Davis,
Sgt R. E. Drake,
Sgt F. C. Snook.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Neer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Neer
Limburg
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 Lindholme at 1930LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Neer. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O G. J. Cornish, pilot,
Sgt John Ratcliffe, observer, †
Sgt Sidney Reginald Cassey, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Richard Albert Royal, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941 at 2234 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7858
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Sevenum
Limburg
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 Mildenhall at 1940LT on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. While flying over the Netherlands at night, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field in Sevenum. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (149th Squadron):
Sgt Leslie Richard Hawley, pilot,
Sgt Charles Barrie Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Edward Guy Prettyman, observer,
Sgt William George Marett, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest White, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Godfrey Harry Ward, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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