Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1035

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1625LT on an operation to Antwerpen. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed one mile west-southwest of the runway. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Stefan Krynski, †
Sgt Henrik Wegrzyn, †
F/O J. Golki,
P/O K. Szymanski,
Sgt W. Graczyk,
Sgt A. Suczynski.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Winterton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940 at 0230 LT

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L7849

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The bomber departed RAF Stradishall at 1606LT on December 27 on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances off Winterton. Three crew members were killed while three others drowned. At the time of the accident, the wireless was unserviceable.
Crew (214th Squadron):
Sgt Edward Bertram Douglas Jenkins, pilot, †
Sgt F. W. Alleway,
Sgt John Francis Huxtable, †
P/O J. A. Temperley,
Sgt W. B. Vaughan-Davies,
Sgt Albert William Hodgson, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1940

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T2474

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Thérouldeville. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt E. R. Chuter,
Sgt R. Falcon-Scott,
Sgt H. M. English,
Sgt A. Donaldson,
Sgt E. Willis,
Sgt Alfred Henry Ritchie, air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Lullington Court: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1940

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L7799

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Plain, Valley

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2015LT on December 21 to bomb an industrial area located in Porto Marghera, near Venice, Italy. While returning to base the following night, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Lullington Court, some 12 km northwest of Eastbourne. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (9th Squadron):
Sgt Robert Norman Harrison, pilot,
Sgt James Frederick Gapp, pilot,
Sgt Leslie William Nichols, navigator and observer,
Sgt Maurice Holker, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Riley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Docker, air gunner.

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The causes and circumstances of the accident were undetermined. Maybe the aircraft ran out of fuel or was attacked by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Sidi Barrani

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940

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L7865

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The crew was performing a flight to Berka when an engine failed en route, forcing the pilot to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a desert area located 30 miles southeast of Sidi Barrani, bursting into flames. The aircraft was wrecked and all five crew members were rescued.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Thorney Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1940

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T2803

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Newmarket - Newmarket

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2118LT on December 18 on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, it ditched in the sea off Thorney Island. The pilot was killed and five other crew members were rescued.
Crew:
S/L Charles John Scott Dickins, pilot, †
P/O J. E. H. Marshall,
P/O P. I. W. Pemberton,
Sgt C. J. Fry,
Sgt C. T. S. Maunsell,
Sgt J. S. Gale.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Newmarket: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1940 at 2128 LT

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R1333

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Newmarket - Newmarket

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2128LT to attack the Pirelli factory in Milan. Just after liftoff, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Glencairn Sholto Ogilvie, pilot,
P/O Arthur Patnell Pritchard, pilot,
Sgt Rupert James Bowden, observer,
Sgt Cliff Hendy, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt George T. Lea, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Edwin Herbert Boast, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF East Wretham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940 at 1807 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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T2577

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1800LT on an operation to Mannheim. After takeoff, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine and decided to return to base. On final approach, approximately 1 km short of runway, the bomber clip a tree with its left wing and crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were rescued while three others were killed.
Crew (311th Squadron):
Sgt Jan Křivda, †
Sgt Josef Pavelka,
P/O Vladimir Nedved,
P/O Joseph Doubrava,
Sgt Jiri Janousek, †
P/O Jaromir Toul. †
Testimony from the crew on http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=16278

Probable cause:

Engine problems.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Rye

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940 at 0100 LT

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