Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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N2852

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1812LT on an operation to Emden. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Heligoland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Adam Edward Gisman,
Sgt Mikolaj Zykow,
P/O S. J. Borzecki,
Sgt H. Plis,
Sgt R. Klimiuk,
Sgt W. Adamik.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Antwerp: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941

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Z8795

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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Antwerp

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Belgium

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1829LT on an operation to Antwerp. Approaching the target area, it crashed in the River Schelde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Warren Brubaker, pilot,
Sgt Francis Leo Capstick,
P/O Andrew Charles Lang Hodge,
Sgt James Wilfred Horrocks,
Sgt John St. George Johnston,
Sgt Leonard Eric Scantlebury, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941

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R3222

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1843LT on an operation to Bremen. It was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Butt Allport,
Sgt Harry Edward Dance,
Sgt Lindsay Gordon Faunt,
Sgt Philip Kay,
Sgt John Anthony McDonough,
Sgt Robert Pinkerton.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Cantley

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1941 at 0210 LT

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Z8957

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 0125LT on an operation to Duisburg. While crossing the coast, outbound, the left engine failed. The crew abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Cantley. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/L Dunham,
Sgt Hinwood,
Sgt McKay,
Sgt Wheeler,
Sgt Murray,
Sgt Turner.

Probable cause:

In-flight failure of the left engine.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Kirchhellen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1941

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Z8862

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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Kirchhellen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0106LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kirchhellen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Gresham Kirby-Green, pilot,
Sgt John Alan Lamb, pilot,
Sgt John Allen Jacques, observer,
Sgt Alfred Henry Harman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Patrick Leo Hennigan, wireless operator,
F/O Peter Clifford Campbell-Martin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Willich: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1941 at 2137 LT

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W5663

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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Willich

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Cologne. While approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Willich, west of Düsseldorf. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Charlwood Barker, pilot, †
P/O Trevor Bernard Robertson, pilot, †
Sgt David Levick Beney, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harold Dawson Grimes, †
Sgt George Frederick Cole,
Sgt James Blake Stephenson.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Cologne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1941 at 2130 LT

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X9916

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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Cologne

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Weiden in Cologne. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Lionel Roy Wood, pilot,
Sgt John Anthony Matetich, pilot,
F/Sgt Neville Henry Welsh, observer,
Sgt Arthur Service, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Harry Worlledge, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Frederick Barkhouse, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Grevenbricht: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1941 at 2117 LT

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X9978

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1835LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Grevenbicht, near the border with Belgium. All six crew members were killed.
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Sgt Neville John Lewery, pilot,
P/O Keith John Miller, pilot,
Sgt David Walter Jennings, observer,
Sgt Ernest Tastard Christie, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Turner Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt Brynmor Samuel Jones, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barville: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941

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R1783

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Military

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