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Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Le Havre: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5526
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1927LT on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr James Kenneth Montague Drysdale, pilot,
F/Lt Walter Ronald Gardiner, pilot,
F/Sgt William Charles Wheatley, observer,
F/Sgt John Desmond Truscott, wireless operator,
F/Lt William Charles Ward, air gunner,
F/Lt Ithel David Jeremy, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V6253
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0625LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching Le Havre, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Brownlie Galt,
Sgt Christopher Frederick James Parslow,
Sgt Stanley Vardy, observer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3704
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0625LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching Le Havre, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frank Wilfred Turner, pilot,
P/O Roy Stewart Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Richard Thomas Stephens, observer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Thérouldeville: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2474
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Thérouldeville. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt E. R. Chuter,
Sgt R. Falcon-Scott,
Sgt H. M. English,
Sgt A. Donaldson,
Sgt E. Willis,
Sgt Alfred Henry Ritchie, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Le Havre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P1183
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the estuary of the Seine, few km south of Le Havre. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L James Anderson Pitcairn Hill, pilot,
P/O Arthur Peter Lindsell, pilot,
Sgt Charles Gordon McCarthy, observer,
P/O Victor Arthur Rendell, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Quiberville: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3880
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0415LT on a mission over Cherbourg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Quiberville, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O James Jackson Finlay, pilot,
Sgt Frederick John Leonhardt, observer,
Sgt Andrew Liggat Peddie, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940 at 1105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3587
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0905LT on a reconnaissance mission after another RAF Blenheim registered L8792 was missing since the previous day in the area of Cherbourg. While flying over Le Havre, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Deryck Allnutt Drew, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Herbert, observer,
Sgt James Reuben Close, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Saint-Valery-en-Caux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8792
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1500LT on a raid over Cherbourg. While returning to its base, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Saint-Valery-en-Caux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Reginald Gilbert Squarey Morgan-Weld-Smith, pilot,
P/O David Henry Davis, observer,
Sgt Peter Pryde, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Criel-sur-Mer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1801
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0315LT on a reconnaissance mission over The Channel after the French ship named 'Meknès' was sunk by a German torpedo boat. At night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Criel-sur-Mer. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Matthew Roy Turnbull, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Peter Rowe, observer,
Sgt David Wallace, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA in Drosay: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7787
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Honington on a bombing mission to Pont-de-l'Arche. En route, the bomber went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Drosay, southwest of Dieppe. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (9th Squadron):
Sgt Robert Hewitt, pilot,
Sgt Frank Richard Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Wingate Routledge, observer,
Sgt Frederick Donald Hardy, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Selwyn Frederick Youngson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Cecil Bertram Kircher, air gunner.