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Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Villeflambeau

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1942 at 2120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BK514
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Blyton - Blyton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Blyton at 1610LT on an operation to Torino. After passing the French coast, it was hit by the German Flak. The left engine caught fire and later, while flying south of Paris, the crew bailed out and the airplane crashed in Villeflambeau, 17 km east of Nemours. All six crew members parachuted to safety, five became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
W/Cdr Charles Raymond Hattersley, pilot,
Sgt James Arthur Prescott, copilot,
Sgt Anthony Fijal, radio operator,
Sgt Alfred Noel Jarman, navigator,
Sgt John George Dawson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Govans Lindsay, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Marolles-sur-Seine: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4764
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1741LT on an operation to Torino. After passing Melun, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Marolles-sur-Seine. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Lawrence Henry Jordan, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Frederick Walter Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt Eric Charles Percy Newton, navigator,
Sgt Allan William Albert Robinson, navigator,
Sgt Kevin Fenton Neville, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Maurice Rimscha, air gunner,
Sgt Henry John Warburton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1942 at 0547 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R9150
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0002LT on an operation to Torino. While returning to base in the early morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pécy. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Marcus Smith, pilot, †
Sgt Albert Henry James Searle, mechanic, †
Sgt Maurice George Low, navigator,
Sgt Robert Andrews Fee, bomb aimer,
Sgt Walter Grenfell Kirby, radio operator, †
Sgt Joseph William Wheildon, air gunner, †
Sgt William Lionel Jones, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Signy-Signets: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2348 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ842
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1840LT on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Signy-Signets, 14 km east southeast of Meaux. Two crew members were killed, three others became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Sgt E. A. Coates, pilot,
Sgt F. S. Wager,
F/O G. W. Wallace, †
Sgt R. Watson,
Sgt J. Devenish-Meares,
Sgt E. G. Payie, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Brou-sur-Chantereine

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BK536
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Nemarket at 1828LT on November 20 on an operation to Torino. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Brou-sur-Chantereine. All five crew members parachuted to safety, four became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
W/O G. R. E. Gregory, pilot,
P/O A. G. Edwards,
Sgt R. G. Smith,
Sgt William George Julian Greaves,
P/O T. M. Watt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P in Melun-Villaroche: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1942 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3E+PU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1064
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Melun-Villaroche Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinrich Frintrop, pilot,
Fw Siegfried Freitag, observer,
Ofw Heinz Berlau, radio operator,
Fw Ruppert Mebes, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Melun-Villaroche: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 1454 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7041
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed near Melun-Villaroche Airfield and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Brie-Comte-Robert: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1942 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2266
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Brie-Comte-Robert, killing the entire crew.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Hilliers: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3676
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1505LT on a bombing mission over German columns in the Forêt de Gaul. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Saint-Hilliers, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Lewis M. Blanckensee, pilot,
Sgt Albert Williams, observer,
Sgt Jack Guest, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston in Léchelle: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
U-250
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bourges - Bourges
MSN:
35
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bourges to attack German troops located in the sector of Montmirail when it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in a field in Léchelle. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt/C Fernand Louis Frédéric Estève, pilot, †
S/Lt Paul André Defaye, observer, †
Sgt/C Vincent, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.