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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Gueutteville: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK692
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Gueutteville
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1853LT on March 1st on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was badly shot about by a German fighter. Despite the situation, the crew was able to leave the area but over France, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gueutteville. Three crew members were killed and five became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt R. E. Richman, pilot, †
P/O R. J. Taylor,
Sgt D. R. Clayton,
Sgt R. A. Nunn, †
Sgt R. H. Hale,
Sgt H. J. Gillingham,
Sgt D. A. Crofts, †
Sgt N. Thornley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter and the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Grandcourt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL766
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bradwell Bay - Bradwell Bay
Location:
Grandcourt
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay at 2317LT on February 12 to drop leaflets over Mantes-la-Ville, some 50 km west northwest of Paris. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Grandcourt. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Renwick Jackson, pilot, †
F/O Peter John Leboldus, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Sommerville McNeil, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Baromesnil: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
DF614
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woolfox Lodge - Woolfox Lodge
Location:
Baromesnil
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Woolfox Lodge to drop leaflets over Nancy, France. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the village of Baromesnil and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Alexander Kelly, pilot,
Sgt Albert Stanley Grove, radio operator,
Sgt George William Brothwell, navigator,
Sgt Donald Cecil Nelson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley Cookson, air gunner.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-BO Flying Fortress off Dieppe: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-24566
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Molesworth - Molesworth
MSN:
3251
YOM:
1942
Location:
Dieppe
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Romilly-sur-Seine. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Dieppe. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Orville S. Witt Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Francis M. McMurtry Jr., copilot,
T/Sgt Lyle C. Woods, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Thomas F. Bachom, radio operator,
S/Sgt Warner E. Renner, radio operator,
1st Lt Donald H. Brightbill, navigator,
1st Lt Wilmer Eugene Dyar, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold A. Kinsey, air gunner,
Sgt Bernerd W. Millett, air gunner,
S/Sgt Laurence W. Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Le Havre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL284
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Le Havre
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1313LT on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target area, it collided with a second RAF Boston registered Z2164 and also carrying four crew members. Both airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Le Havre. All eight crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Robert Norval Davidson, pilot,
F/O James Allan Logan, navigator,
Sgt Gilbert George May Battison, wireless operator,
Sgt James Watt Fenton, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Le Havre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
Z2164
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Le Havre
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1320LT on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target area, it collided with a second RAF Boston registered AL284 and also carrying four crew members. Both airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Le Havre. All eight crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh McManus, pilot,
Sgt John Bell,
Sgt Alan Frank Goff,
Sgt Howard Yorke Torr, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Dieppe: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9184
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Dieppe
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Country:
France
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 1835LT on an operation to Genoa. While approaching the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Dieppe. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Layton Bowker, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Cecil Hall, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Brown,
Sgt George Arthur Francis Pamenter,
P/O Walter Rogers,
F/O Reginald Arthur Studd,
F/O Louis Rousseau Youngman,
Sgt Stanley Victor Price, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Dieppe: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3313
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Dieppe
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2355LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Approaching the French coast, it crashed into The Channel, probably off Dieppe. The exact location of the crash remains unknown. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Roland Clarke,
F/Sgt Robert James Deans, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Stephen Fish,
F/Lt Donald Laing,
Sgt Sidney Bryan Ronaldson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Berneval-le-Grand: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5380
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down
Location:
Berneval-le-Grand
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Boscombe Down to take part to Operation Jubilee. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Berneval-le-Grand, east of Dieppe. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cecil Lloyd Woodland, pilot,
Sgt Austin Stanley Boyd, observer,
Sgt Henry George Neville, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Dieppe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL736
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thruxton - Thruxton
Location:
Dieppe
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Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thruxton at 1058LT to support the Canadian forces landings in Dieppe. Within a minute of leaving the smoke screen, the airplane entered a dive and crashed into the sea off Dieppe. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert James Corrigan, †
F/Sgt William Osselton, †
Sgt J. L. Bluff.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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