Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Nantes: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1374
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 2230LT on May 7 on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. It crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Nantes. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Frederick Henry Savage, pilot,
Sgt John Michael Fulford, pilot,
Sgt Wray William Heywood, observer,
Sgt Peter Verrall Read, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Frank Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt John Lewis Hart, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Wendy

Date & Time: May 7, 1941 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3227
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Germany when it was intercepted and hit by a German fighter. It crash landed in a field located in Wendy, near Royston. All six crew members evacuated safely.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Tynemouth: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3169
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of May 6 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a barrage balloon cable and crashed in the River Humber off Tynemouth. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Hall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alexander Coutts Mee, pilot, †
Sgt David Leo Nola, pilot, †
P/O Clifford Frederick Page, observer, †
Sgt Walter Russell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Craven.
Probable cause:
Collision with a barrage balloon cable.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Waterbeach

Date & Time: May 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2477
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach on an operation to Mannheim. Almost immediately after takeoff, it crashed near the airfield perimeter. All six crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/O Osborn +5.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1443
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2201LT on May 5 on an operation to Le Havre. The following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 40 km off Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O A. Sym,
Sgt Leon Hampel,
P/O Feliks Sobieralski,
Sgt Wladyslaw Zolnowski,
Sgt S. Bialek,
P/O S. Duchnicki.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Honington

Date & Time: May 4, 1941 at 2358 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2964
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:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2100LT on an operation to Rotterdam. While returning to base in the late evening, it crashed on approach and came to rest in a field south of the airfield. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt H. R. Anderson,
Sgt A. R. W. Williams,
Sgt M. Smith,
Sgt S. Love,
Sgt Palmer,
Sgt Dove.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Oakington

Date & Time: May 4, 1941 at 0400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1280
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2119LT on May 3 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered technical problems when a propeller fell off. The pilot diverted to RAF Oakington where the bomber crash landed on approach. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Sayers,
Sgt Lambert,
Sgt Tingley,
Sgt Britton,
Sgt Taylor,
Sgt Walker.
Probable cause:
Loss of a propeller.

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

Date & Time: May 3, 1941 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1214
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2140LT on May 2 on an operation to Emden. The following night, while passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Budel. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Mieczyslaw Jozef Ryszkiewicz, air gunner, †
P/O Waclaw Malak, navigator, †
P/O A. Jastrzebski,
W/O T. Kasprzyk,
W/O T. Zuk,
F/O J. Nogall.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1941 at 2150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2905
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training exercise out from RAF Bassingbourn. In the evening, while flying over the city of Bristol, the airplane collided with a barrage balloon cable and crashed in the St Andrews Park, bursting into flames. Three crew members were injured and three others were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Guy Evans, pilot, †
Sgt Charles John Clarke, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Leonard Lever, wireless operator, †
Sgt L. H. Houghton,
Sgt J. S. Jones,
Sgt R. Wish.
Probable cause:
Collision with a barrage balloon cable.

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

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1941 at 0314 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2721
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2111LT on April 29 on an operation to Mannheim. The following night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Oliver Bennett,
Sgt Frank Hewiston,
Sgt Stanley John Holt,
Sgt Williams Phillips James,
Sgt Eric Charles Stevens,
Sgt Richard Raymond Thomas.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German Flak.