Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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W5656

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Plain, Valley

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2245LT on August 5 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed by the Castle of Ledquent near Marquise. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Johnston Playfair Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Denis Maxwell Greey, pilot,
Sgt Jack Moules, observer,
Sgt Frederick William Alleway, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Grattan Gurney Griffin, wireless operator,
Sgt Carl Deges, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Lossiemouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941 at 1645 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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N2828

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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Following a training exercise, the airplane was returning to base at RAF Lossiemouth when, on final approach, it impacted trees and crashed. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Harold William Griffin, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Desmond Cryer, pilot, †
P/O Edgar Alan Dare, air gunner, †
P/O R. B. Ingalls,
Sgt S. F. McDonnell,
Sgt K. R. Cox.

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

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1941

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Z8781

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2254LT on August 3 on an operation to Hannover. Approaching Bremen, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Stuhr, less than 5 km southwest from Bremen Airport. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Craighton Dodd, pilot, †
W/Cdr John Lionel Howe Fletcher, pilot, †
F/Sgt Terence Alfred Evelyn Bridewell, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Frank Grail, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert James Alexander,
Sgt Eric Stanley Spong.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Rackheath: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1941 at 2300 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X9747

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2228LT on an operation to Hannover. Due to severe turbulence and partial instrument failure, the crew decided to divert to RAF Rackheath then four crew members bailed out. On final approach to RAF Rackheath, the airplane went out of control and crashed less than 2 km from the airfield. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
P/O George James Leonard Crabb, pilot, †
P/O John Arthur Maxwell, pilot, †
P/O T. G. Cottier,
P/O G. F. Jacobsen,
Sgt T. P. Hoult,
Sgt G. M. Siddall.

Probable cause:

Severe turbulence and instrument failure.

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

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1941 at 0034 LT

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R1800

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2248LT on August 2 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some two km northwest of Stavoren. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Richard Davey,
Sgt Lawrence Hill,
Sgt Gordon Alan Smith,
Sgt Wilson Watson,
Sgt William Horace Walker, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Christopher Quinlan, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941 at 0405 LT

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W5719

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith in the evening of July 30 on an operation to Cologne. En route, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions and decided to return to base. While flying at low height, the bomber impacted the slope of a hill near Edale. Five crew members were killed and a sixth occupant was seriously injured.
Crew (150th Squadron):
Sgt Percival Harold Charles Parrot, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Arthur Haswell, pilot, †
Sgt Jack Douglas Evelle, observer, †
Sgt Frederick Kenneth Webber, wireless operator , †
Sgt Dennis Aloysius Monk, air gunner, †
Sgt Earl Tilley, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

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

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941

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T2957

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Waterbeach - Waterbeach

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach in the evening of July 30 on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace, probably after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Norman Bevan, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Ivor Hicks, pilot,
P/O Bernard Castle Curtis, observer,
Sgt William Grenville Herrod, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace Henry Wyatt, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Leonard Molteni, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Düsseldorf: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941

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X9639

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2258LT on July 25 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Düsseldorf. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Cpl Andrzej Horak, †
Lt Wladysław Zbigniew Jakimowicz, †
Sgt Mieczysław Sloma, †
Lt Tadeuz Srzednicki, †
Sgt Feliks Zemmler, †
Sgt Jerzy Danielewicz.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Cromer

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941

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R1178

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