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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Genk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941 at 2337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1703
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Genk
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2014LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Genk. Three crew members were killed. one became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
P/O John Frederick Ashton, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Raymond Verdun Lane, observer, †
Sgt John Bernard Redden, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Thomas Wood,
Sgt J. W. Hutton,
Sgt L. A. Warburton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Vliermaalroot: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0303 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6569
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2040
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vliermaalroot
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2151LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Vliermaalroot. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Arthur Evetts, wireless operator, †
P/O Harold Brooke Robertshaw,
Sgt Alan Gore Trites,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Charles Hooper,
Sgt J. L. Ives.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0216 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6564
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2035
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rekem
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2223LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Rekem, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O William Alan Strathern Evill, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Mervyn Tomkins, observer,
Sgt Donald Maclachlan Duffy, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Patrick O'Dell, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Hill Park, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Tiendeberg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6672
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2106
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tiendeberg
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2214LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Tiendeberg. Three crew members were killed and two others parachuted to safety but became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Morris Michael Kane, pilot,
P/O Ernest Edward Manison, navigator, †
Sgt Harvey Lewis Crich, wireless operator, †
Sgt Herbert Le Quesne Mourant, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel Norcross, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2057
YOM:
1941
Location:
Martenslinde
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2202LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Martenslinde. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Sidney Arthur Loveday, pilot,
P/O Henry Hetley Pearson, pilot,
P/O Donald William Hirst Walker, observer,
Sgt John Ian Welsh, wireless operator,
Sgt Stuart Frank Beeching Bott, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Kinrooi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7384
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Kinrooi
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2250LT on August 16 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing the border between the Netherlands and Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field. Five crew members became PoW, another was killed and the seventh was seriously injured. He died few days later from injuries sustained.
Crew (97th Squadron):
Sgt Hugh Currie, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Peter Williams, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Geoffrey Ashmore,
F/Lt John Leslie Nunn,
Sgt Philip Wesley Ratcliff,
Sgt Albert George Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Sint-Martens-Voeren: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1524
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Sint-Martin-Voeren
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
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 2211LT on August 5 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Sint-Martens-Voeren, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Alexander Raven Thomson, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Douglas Fowler, pilot,
Sgt Howard Hale, observer,
Sgt Barrie Arthur John Richardson, wireless operator,
Sgt Vernon Scholey, wireless operator,
Sgt Solomon Morris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0422 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4231
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
1904
YOM:
1940
Location:
Koersel
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2228LT on July 25 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Koersel. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Puttick, pilot,
P/O William Mcnaughton Spiers, pilot,
P/O Harry Joseph Daniels, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Bernard Beverley, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Webster Fitzmaurice D. E. Lawson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1624
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Bocholt
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2300LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Bocholt. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Gordon David Osborne, pilot,
Sgt Henry Edmund Robinson, observer,
Sgt Clement Peter Blackburn, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Walford Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Coodon Caesar, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Dilsen-Stokkem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
AD924
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Dilsen-Stokkem
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Aachen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Dilsen-Stokkem. Two crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Roy Berkey, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Henry Marquiss, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Bottomley,
P/O Basil John Allan Rennie.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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