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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3711
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Warnant
Namur
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 Topcliffe at 2253LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Warnant, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Archibald Philip Walsh, pilot,
F/O Harry William Thompson, observer,
F/Sgt Frederick William Cassidy, wireless operator,
P/O John Handel Freestone, wireless operator,
P/O Gerald Charles Hart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Lesve: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
DT487
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Lesve
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2228LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lesve, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Lawrence David Hillier, pilot,
F/Sgt George William Roberts, pilot,
F/Sgt Bernard Arthur McGrath, navigator,
Sgt Alexander Douglas Muir, flight engineer,
P/O Kenneth Ederic Michael Mitchell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Colin Ewing, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Charles Alfred Coules, air gunner,
Sgt Edward John Cutting, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Doische: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2336 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
DF665
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Doische
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe on an operation to Saarbrücken. Shortly before midnight, while passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Doische. Four crew members were killed and a fifth evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt Peter Karil Zaparynuk, pilot, †
Sgt William Holt Ledford, observer,
F/Sgt Andrew Holmes, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Jon (John) Robert Morrow, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Archie Ernest Caton, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Hastière: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
B2204
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Hastière
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2004LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. While flying at an altitude of 12,000 feet over Ostend, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hastière. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Albert Bingham, observer, †
Sgt John Patch, air gunner, †
W/O Robert Lloyd Telfer, pilot, †
Sgt Squire Arbuthnott Webster, air gunner, †
F/Lt Robert Lewis Andre,
Sgt Norman Thomas Lewthwaite,
Sgt Herbert O'Neill.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Berzée: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7616
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Berzée
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2042LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Berzée. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Antoine, observer, †
Sgt Charles George Edwin Dearlove, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Arthur Osborne Graham, air gunner, †
W/O William Nelson Shumsky, pilot, †
Sgt James Sydney Spark, air gunner, †
Sgt Patrick Denis Kinsella,
F/Sgt E. A. Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Rienne: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942 at 0025 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3414
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Rienne
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2040LT on August 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rienne. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Henry Scorer, pilot, †
F/Sgt David Leslie Thomas Craig, wireless operator, †
Sgt Adam Brodie Fraser, air gunner, †
F/Sgt James Maxwell Gibson, †
Sgt Frederick Dolton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Thynes: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1942 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7562
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Thynes
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2110LT on an operation to Frankfurt am Main. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Thynes. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Yates, pilot,
F/Sgt James Auld Morgan, pilot,
Sgt Robert Walter Beales, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Edward Richardson, observer,
F/Sgt John Claude McGann, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawrence Frederick George Boreham, wireless operator,
Sgt George Lascelles Boxall, air gunner,
Sgt Benjamin Robert Dixon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling near Romedenne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1942 at 0111 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BF329
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Romedenne
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2240LT on August 12 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the Bois de Roly, a wooded area located near Romedenne. Six crew members were killed and the observer survived and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth McAusland, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Derek Goodbourne, observer,
Sgt Lester John Blackmore, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Templeman Jeans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Terence Shoesmith, air gunner, †
P/O John Lee Sturgess, air gunner, †
Sgt Roy Helyar, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Coutisse: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0157 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1595
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Coutisse
Namur
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 Alconbury at 2241LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Coutisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L James Beavis, pilot,
F/Sgt Allan Frederick Wise, pilot,
P/O Norman Spark, observer,
Sgt Henry Douglas Hurst, wireless operator,
Sgt Johnstone Stewart, air gunner,
P/O Raymond Cecil Embelin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Méan: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0054 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Méan
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2141LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Méan. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Donald Arthur Kingston, pilot, †
P/O Graham Watson MacAllister, pilot, †
Sgt Patrick McCann, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ivor Brinley Griffiths, wireless operator, †
Sgt Johnstone Stewart, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Frederick Burrell, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Geoffrey Kendall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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