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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2737
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2305LT on July 14 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and was ditched in the North Sea. All six crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Evelyn Adams,
P/O Patrick Leslie Dixon,
Sgt James Noble Grace,
Sgt Alexander Lawson,
Sgt Frank William Price,
Sgt Frederick James Woods.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Onderdijk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941 at 0028 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Onderdijk
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF RAF Marham at 2303LT on July 13 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Onderdijk. The pilot was killed and five other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Birkett Tipper, pilot, †
Sgt Geoffrey Thomas Buckingham,
Sgt Michael Gerard Dunne,
Sgt Thomas William Olivier,
Sgt William James Reid,
Sgt Mark Buckeridge Wallis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Corton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9634
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Corton
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of July 13 on an operation to Bremen. While climbing on course on crossing the east coast at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the starboard engine failed. The pilot immediately turned about but was unable to prevent the airplane to crash into the sea off Corton. Four crew members were killed and both pilots were injured and rescued some two hours later.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Paul Clarkson, †
Sgt Ernest Fox, †
P/O John Trelawney Leacock, †
Sgt Frederick Joseph Edward Price, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. T. Minikin,
Sgt L. Gilding.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Hoek van Holland

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1184
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2249LT on July 10 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea some two km off Hoek van Holland. All six crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jan Artymiuk,
Sgt Jan Ryszard Janicki,
Sgt Nikodem Mateusz Kozinski,
Sgt Aleksander Stanisław Suczynski,
Sgt Marian Jozef Sstul,
Sgt Naftali Hirsh Pawel Kuflik.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Pihen-lès-Guînes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0411 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
W5729
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Pihen-lès-Guînes
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0005LT on an operation to Cologne, fourteen minutes late due to problems with the rear turret. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Pihen-lès-Guînes. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Thomas Martland Ainscough, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Cyril Retter, pilot, †
Sgt James Edward Drew, observer, †
Sgt Wilfred John Tidey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Burton Greig,
Sgt James Pryde.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barger-Compascuum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1770
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Barger-Compascuum
Drenthe
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0005LT on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in Barger-Compascuum, near the border with Germany. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Ewart Davies, air gunner, †
P/O Peter Bernard Gill Edwards, pilot, †
F/O Guy Courtney Conran,
Sgt Bernard Kay,
Sgt Sidney David Swindale,
Sgt John Alfred Tracey.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Schwefingen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1762
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Schwefingen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2312LT on July 9 on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Schwefingen, south of Meppen. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Brunon Powel Okonski, †
Sgt Jan Debiec,
Sgt John Dennis Knott,
F/O Mieczysław Marcola,
Sgt Jan Mikszo,
Sgt Mieczysław Minta,
Sgt Wacław Sieminski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2973
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Neuss
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2331LT on July 8 on an operation to Münster. Approaching Düsseldorf, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Neuss, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Arthur Grady, pilot,
Sgt Bernard George Pitt, pilot,
Sgt Henry Thomas Barrett, observer,
Sgt Marvin Edson Burtis, wireless operator,
Sgt Fred Gilby, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Ray Rawlings, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1040
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2340LT on July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Maastricht. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas James Jamieson, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred George Jesson, pilot,
P/O Grossett Keith Coates, pilot,
Sgt Cyril George Blandon, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Walter Harding, wireless operator,
Sgt John Stanley Burnside, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2992
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Genk
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2204LT on July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a enemy fire and crashed in Genk. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McAnally, pilot, †
F/O Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, pilot, †
P/O Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, †
Sgt Arthur Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Henry King, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Frederick Roughton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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