Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1219

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0007LT on an operation to Cologne. After the bomber was plotted over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Albert Highfield, †
W/O Vincent Ivor Bowden,
P/O Redmond Charles Carroll,
P/O Gerald Albert Douglas Imeson,
W/O James Parkington,
Sgt James Robertson Ritchie.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941

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Z8909

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of October 10 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Maurice Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Fullerton Curlewis, pilot,
Sgt Allan Clifford Edwards, navigator,
Sgt Fred Garde, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Lea Warburton, wireless operator,
Sgt Timothy Rowley Murphy, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941

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Z8897

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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Glessen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2355LT on October 10 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Glessen, west of Cologne. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Clive Young, pilot,
Sgt William Edward Hearle, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Ernest Medhurst, observer,
Sgt Josiah George Hanlin, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil Thornton Harbottle, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Kelly, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941

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X9756

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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Wesseling

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2359LT on October 10 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wesseling, south of Cologne. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Ronald Backhouse, pilot,
Sgt Donald MacDonald, pilot,
Sgt Henry Toomer Smith, observer,
Sgt Max Emmanuel Gerald Hastings, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Francis Ridout Humphreys, wireless operator,
Sgt George Maher, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0026 LT

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X9673

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1946LT on September 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed some 500 metres south of the Hittfeldt railway station in Seevetal. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Harold Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Duncan John McKenzie, pilot,
Sgt Anthony William Petherick, observer,
Sgt Alfred Richard Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Lionel Roberts, wireless operator,
Sgt Jock Gordon Clement Keeble, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Amsterdam

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941

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X9884

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of September 29 on an operation to Stettin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Lansdmeer, in the north outskirts of Amsterdam. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Critchley,
Sgt Jarvis Isted Burbridge,
Sgt David Frederick Cooper,
Sgt James William Barnes Follit,
Sgt Leslie Hancock,
Sgt Albert Norman Jones.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Blijham: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 2252 LT

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X9910

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1931LT on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in Blijham, southeast of Groningen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Robert Hulls, pilot, †
P/O William Kenneth Colfe, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Douglas Griffiths, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas William Bull, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Henry Goodey, †
P/O N. R. Shuttleworth.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 0742 LT

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T2879

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Waterbeach - Waterbeach

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1924LT on September 28 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Stewart Parry, pilot,
Sgt Ian James Robertson, pilot,
P/O William Raymond James Brown, observer,
Sgt Alfred William Musgrave Chapman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Hugh Mclennan Macdonald, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Fieldhouse, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Feltwell

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 0535 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Z8789

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