Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z8815

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2000LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Kenley. All six crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Sgt Dickenson +5.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Ostend

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

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X9810

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2022LT on September 2 on an operation to Ostend. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All six crew members came ashore three days later at Westgate, Kent.
Crew:
S/L A. R. Gibbs,
Sgt T. Helfer,
Sgt R. L. Ross,
Sgt J. Purcell,
Sgt J. Adamson,
Sgt W. J. England.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Dunkirk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

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R1717

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Dunkirk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Hubert May, pilot,
F/Sgt James Patrick McKay, navigator,
Sgt Lionel Black, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Hambleton, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Whitehouse Price, wireless operator,
Sgt Jesse Clemence Brakeman, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Harwich: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

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R1030

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2010LT on September 2 on an operation to Ostend. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons into the sea some 10 miles off the port of Harwich. Two crew members were killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Arthr Robert Fitch, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Robertson, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. Stabler,
Sgt A. C. S. Delgado,
Sgt W. V. Parslow,
P/O A. Kinniburgh.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Alconbury

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 2330 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X9669

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2000LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It returned to base early and crashed while trying to land in poor visibility, bursting into flames. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Baker,
Sgt Robins,
Sgt Holtby,
Sgt A. Simpson,
Sgt E. Crook,
Sgt MacLachlan.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Mildenhall: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941 at 0248 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R1411

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2028LT on August 31 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Mildenhall. The pilot misjudged his first attempt to land and while making a second circuit, the bomber was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed near the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Scott Eccles, pilot, †
Sgt Donald Hartley Hodge, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Anthony Bower Brodribb, observer, †
Sgt George Edward Boxall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Richard Mallett, wireless operator, †
Sgt C. C. Stevens.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Genk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941 at 2337 LT

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R1703

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2014LT on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Genk. Three crew members were killed. one became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
P/O John Frederick Ashton, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Raymond Verdun Lane, observer, †
Sgt John Bernard Redden, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Thomas Wood,
Sgt J. W. Hutton,
Sgt L. A. Warburton.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Rampton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941

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Z8860

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2112LT on August 30 on an operation to Hamburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances at Ramton, about 7 miles north-northwest of Cambridge. A crew was killed and four others were injured. One of the survivor died from injuries sustained the following day.
Crew:
Sgt Owen Hugh Barlow, wireless operator, †
P/O David Lecky Crichton, †
P/O P. Reynolds,
Sgt F. E. V. B. La-Nauze,
Sgt M. S. Myers.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Martlesham Heath: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1941 at 0212 LT

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X9826

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