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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0343 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
N2843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2335LT on July 6 on an operation to Münster. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Do.215 and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Morgan Evans, †
Sgt Arthur George Oliver, air gunner, †
Sgt Fred Cecil Pocock, †
P/O John Edwin Mackenzie Steeds, †
Sgt Albert Edwin Varnsverry, †
Sgt Angus MacAskill.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Texel Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941 at 1515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6013
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Oakington at 1200LT on an operation to Borkum. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by at least two German fighters and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Everest Bolton,
P/O James Gordon Elliott,
Sgt Kenneth Huntley,
F/O John Kinnane,
Sgt William George Marsh,
F/Sgt Barrie Kendal Nichols, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick George Taylor, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Petten: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941 at 0411 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1609
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Petten
North 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 Stradishall at 2359LT on June 24 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km southwest of Petten. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Judson Barton,
Sgt John Charles Eric Black,
Sgt Godfrey Allenby Douglas Cotton,
P/O John Dodds-Forrest,
Sgt George Thomas Hunt,
Sgt Godfrey Tegid Jones.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 off Texel Island

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941 at 0434 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+K?
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Over the North Sea, the crew encountered technical difficulties and the pilot ditched the airplane some 50 km northwest of Texel Island. All three crew members were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Nieuwe Niedorp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941 at 0213 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2990
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Nieuwe Niedorp
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2316LT on June 22 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nieuwe Niedorp. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jan Hejna, †
P/O Vilem Konstacky, †
F/Sgt Alois Rozum, †
P/O Leonard Smrcek, †
F/Sgt Karel Valach, †
Sgt Vilem Bifka.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hoogkarspel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0058 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1696
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Hoogkarspel
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston in the evening of June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed in Hoogkarspel. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Kazimierz Zerebecki, †
F/Lt Kazimierz Jakłewicz,
W/O Stanisław Lewek,
W/O Eugeniusz Olenym,
Sgt Eryk Alfred Debkowski,
Sgt H. Rogowski. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Texel Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1832
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1521LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Gretton, wireless operator,
F/O Ralph Reginald Langley,
Sgt Islwyn Davey Scourfield.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Bergen aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1941 at 1939 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6375
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1827LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by an Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 50 km west of Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Edwin Guesford, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Frank Shearn, observer,
Sgt Leslie Percy Charles Rolfe, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Den Helder: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1941 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
X8920
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9542
YOM:
1941
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
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 North Coates at 1040LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of Den Helder. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David George Allaker Briers,
P/O Alan Walter Camp,
F/Sgt Basil James Conlon,
F/Sgt William Myles.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4279
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
1932
YOM:
1940
Location:
Middenmeer
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 Topcliffe at 2312LT on June 12 on an operation to Schwerte, Germany. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Middenmeer. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Rowland Wainwright, pilot,
P/O Geoffrey Vivian Heslop, pilot,
Sgt Donald Keith McFarland, pilot,
Sgt Lawrence Stanley Dyer, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Howard John Pingel, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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