Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1512

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2237LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Redvers Newton Adams,
Sgt John Gilbert Keymer,
Sgt Thomas Nathan Menage,
Sgt Frederick Charles Ockenden,
Sgt Thomas Charles Pugh,
Sgt Lewis George Sutherland.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Woensdrecht

Date & Time: May 10, 1941 at 0253 LT

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R1447

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2226LT on May 9 on an operation to Mannheim. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Woensdrecht. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Baines,
Sgt H. Barnes,
Sgt Hugh Edward Young Gillies,
F/O Marcus Maskell Marsh,
Sgt Bernard Langton Tillotson,
P/O Ivan Kenneth Woddroffe.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0520 LT

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W5400

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2159LT on May 8 on an operation to Berlin. The next morning at 0520LT, the crew called for help then the airplane disappeared. It was probably lost somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Andrews Bennett,
Sgt James Harding,
S/L Philip Howard Jackson,
P/O Lewis Henry Mercer,
P/O Ian Ogg Mackenzie Smith,
Sgt Gerard Joseph Talbot.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0515 LT

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R1506

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2210LT on May 8 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Heligoland Island. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
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F/Sgt Cyril Robertson Burch, pilot, †
Sgt William George Hugh Dauncey, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Alfred Keates, wireless operator, †
P/O David Martin, observer, †
Sgt D. Westmacott,
Sgt G. D. K. Jones.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Anna Paulowna: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0248 LT

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R1226

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Plain, Valley

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2210LT on May 8 on an operation to Hamburg. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Anna Paulowna, southeast of Den Helder. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Frank Leslie Herbert Eddison, pilot,
P/O Norman Mervyn Kebbell Kirkcaldie, pilot,
Sgt John Holt, observer,
Sgt Kennedy Tait, wireless operator,
Sgt Arnot Flaws Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Paton, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0216 LT

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R1473

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2308LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While flying at night over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lünne. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr William Monteith Graham, pilot, †
F/O Gavin John Lynes, pilot, †
Sgt T. E. Wady, observer,
F/Sgt Stanley Robert Gear, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Clark Hamilton, wireless operator, †
F/O Frank Stanley William Webb, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0048 LT

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R1322

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2256LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, 12 km southwest of Lemmer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jan Piotr Dorman,
Sgt Zdzisław Gwozdz,
Sgt Szeregowiec Ludwik Karcz,
Sgt Stanisław Pisarski,
Sgt Henryk Franciszek Sikorski,
P/O Maciej Wojciech Socharski.

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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: May 9, 1941

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R1227

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2318LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt T. Bojakowski,
P/O Wladysław Franciszek Brzozowski,
F/O S. Rewkowski,
Sgt A. Lipecki,
Sgt K. Golebiowski,
F/O I. Dudek.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1941

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