Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z8714

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1452 on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in the sea off Hoek van Holland. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Ian Kingston Pembroke Cross, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Richard George Holmes, †
Sgt Melville James, †
Sgt William Charles Donald Gallop,
F/Lt Richard Mannering Phillips,
Sgt R. A. Shelby.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Thaxted

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 1955 LT

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Z8904

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1840LT on an operation to Mannheim. Following engine trouble, the crew decided to return to base and eventually abandoned the airplane that crashed at Parks Farm in Thaxted. A crew was injured.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Ackland,
Sgt P. Hall,
P/O R. F. Davies,
F/Sgt C. T. T. Brady,
Sgt H. Gallagher,
P/O R. M. Greig.

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Engine trouble.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942

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Z1076

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Snaith - Snaith

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1735LT on an operation to Brest. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Mcelligott Dando,
F/Sgt Robert Ballantyne Dick,
Sgt Paul William Hine,
Sgt Donald Norman MacNab,
Sgt Arthur William Eaton Nelson,
Sgt George Douglas Savage.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Leytonstone: 11 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1942

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X9905

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Training

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Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden

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The crew departed RAF Steeple Morden on a training operation on behalf of the 11th OTU. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and the airplane crashed into Harrow Green School at Leytonstone. All six crew members as well as five people on the ground were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Sharrock Taylor, pilot,
Sgt William Mance, pilot,
F/Sgt Harold Ernest Jowett, observer,
Sgt Arthur Wilfred Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt Allen Charles Elliott Rogers, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur James Foote, air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
Henry Arthur Edwards,
Joseph G. Smith,
James Edward Gorham,
Walter G. Black,
Albert Edward Stanlon.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1942 at 2055 LT

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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L7893

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Moreton-in-Marsh - Moreton-in-Marsh

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The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh. After liftoff, it encountered difficulties to gain height, collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured. Two days later, one of the survivor died from injuries sustained.
Crew (21st ATU):
P/O Joseph Henry Kirk, pilot, †
P/O Harry Waugh, pilot, †
Sgt Wilfred Joseph Howson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Marshall, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Alan James Brock,
Sgt T. Bethell.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Chipping Norton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942

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L7801

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The crew was performing a training exercise out from RAF Hampstead Norris. En route, the pilot became lost after he encountered poor weather conditions with fog and snow falls. Too low, the airplane impacted the Whichford Hill located north of Chipping Norton. The air gunner was killed and six other crew members were rescued.
Crew (15th OTU):
Sgt G. W. Roberts, pilot,
Sgt D. McSheen,
Sgt D. M. Bunn +3,
Sgt Aubrey John Frank Turtill, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot became lost in poor weather conditions.

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

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942

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X9890

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening on an operation to Münster. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Christopher John Irwin,
Sgt Peter Gray Milton,
Sgt George Marsh Robinson,
F/Sgt Francis Alexander Tait,
Sgt Frank Godfrey Truscott,
P/O George Hamilton Webster.

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

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942 at 1500 LT

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Estremadura - Lisbon District

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Z9098

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Portreath - Gibraltar

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Sesimbra

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Portugal

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Portreath on a transit flight to Gibraltar with a crew of six on board. While passing over Portugal, it is believed that it was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire (HM Trawler Loch Oskaig) and crashed on a beach in Sesimbra. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
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P/O Kenneth Duncan Adams, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Arnold Graystone, pilot, †
Sgt Hugh Berry, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Patrick McBride, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. K. Evans,
Sgt L. F. J. Harris.

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Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

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

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1942

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DV515

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