Ground accident of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Honington

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7871
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at RAF Honington, the airplane went out of control, veered off taxiway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All occupants escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was destroyed by fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Eindhoven: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0318 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z6489
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2001
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2306LT on June 12 on an operation to Schwerte. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waalre, in the south suburb of Eindhoven. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Chapman, pilot,
P/O Raymond Woodrow Dawson, observer,
Sgt James Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt John Franklin James,
Sgt John Matthew Bailey Tunnah, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Ridd Winter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Marham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1721
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2342LT on June 12 on an operation to Hamm. While returning to base the following night, it suffered an engine failure and crashed into trees on approach. All six crew members were rescued but one of them was seriously injured and died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Robson,
Sgt Keating,
Sgt Tilson,
Sgt Bennett,
Sgt Green,
Sgt George Swinton Aikenhead, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Swinderby

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1348
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2307LT on June 12 on an operation to Osnabrück. While returning to base the following night, it overshot and crashed, colliding with a Wellington that had landed some 34 minutes earlier. All six crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
F/O Pozyczka,
P/O Plawski,
F/O Voelmagel,
Sgt K. Brzozowski,
Sgt Pchalek,
Sgt Zuk.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1708
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Following an operation, the bomber was returning to its base at RAF Finningley (Doncaster). On final approach, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed southeast of the airbase, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Walter Robert Laidlow Collyer, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Eric Blake, radio operator,
Sgt John Ernest Jackson, observer,
Sgt James Francis Markham, observer,
F/Sgt Terence Alfred Grosvernor, wireless operator,
Sgt James Marron Taylor, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2996
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newton at 2300LT on June 12 on an operation to Osnabrück. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Zwaagdijk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert George Burbridge,
F/O Robert Stanley Chisholm,
F/Sgt Alan Greensides,
P/O Arthur Vernon John Hardcastle,
F/O William Clifford Taffender,
F/Sgt John Knox Emslie Horniman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1286
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a training exercise, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in hilly terrain in Glasffrwd. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
P/O George Bewick Bainbridge, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Gerald Cosgrave, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Powell, wireless operator, †
Sgt W. Breeze,
Sgt M. Scott,
Sgt J. A. Sellars,
Sgt H. G. Ford.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 1140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1017
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The bomber was engaged in a training exercise with six people on board. At 1140LT, it crashed following a mid-air collision with an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered T1334 and carrying two crew members from the 2nd SFTS. The collision occurred over Elton, 12 miles east of Nottingham. The Oxford struck the Wellington in the area of the astro dome and carried away the tail unit. Both aircraft crashed from a height of 900 feet and fell about 700 yards apart. All eight crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Stanisław Kowalcze,
Pvt Jerzy Krawczyk,
Cpl Kazimierz Mruk,
Cpt Tadeusz Jan Stefanicki,
Lt Marian Jan Wojtowicz,
Lt Aleksander Zirkwitz.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5666
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2306LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area, it was hit by enemy fire and later crashed in the North Sea, some 100 km west of Texel. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt L. Chowanski, †
F/Lt Stanisław Tadeusz Sedzik,
P/O Walerian Jerzy Sojka,
W/O Wacław Weinberg,
Sgt Ludwik Maciej,
Sgt Stanisław Josef Kruk-Schuster.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9281
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2306LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Schaijk. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Aitken Barron, pilot, †
Sgt John Beattie, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Arthur Edward Hibbin, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Adam Smith Reid, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Wrightson Hall,
Sgt Douglas Hamilton Harley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.