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

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7792
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on a bombing mission over Hamburg. While cruising at night over Lower Saxony, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Beckedorf. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (37th Squadron):
Sgt John Francis McCauley, pilot, †
Sgt Sydney Chapman Kirkbride, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Edward Read, observer, †
Sgt T. Johnson,
Sgt George John William Grimson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7805
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2150LT on July 11 to bomb naval installations located in Bremen. While cruising over the North Sea at night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea for unknown reason. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (149th Squadron):
P/O Joseph Simon Torgalson, pilot,
P/O John Alexander Rose, pilot,
Sgt John William Craig, observer,
Sgt John Vernon Futcher, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Charles Suggett, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Charles William Howie, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Jever AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940 at 0220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3236
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on July 6 on a bombing mission over Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the Jever AFB. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Weatherall Lindsay, pilot,
P/O Ralph Alan Anthony Ball, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Aitken, observer,
Sgt John Henry Waterfall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Glen, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1940 at 0335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3170
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2145LT on June 5 on a bombing mission over Kiel. While overflying the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located in Warmond, bursting into flames. A crew member was killed while four others became PoW.
Crew (99th Squadron):
P/O Robert Andrew Grover Willis, pilot,
P/O Jihn Walter Philip Perkins, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth A. R. MacArthur,
Sgt Charles James Scanlon, radio operator,
Sgt Gerald Francis Sexton, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7807
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Honington at 2015LT on June 21 on a bombing mission over Bremen. At night, the aircraft was hit by unknown fire and the pilot ditched the aircraft into the North Sea, in the vicinity of four British Navy ships. All six crew members were promptly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (9th Squadron):
F/O G. W. N. Nicholson,
P/O N. E. Canton,
Sgt G. W. Watt,
Sgt J. P. Rayne,
Sgt J. McIntyre,
P/O S. Crawford-Marks.
Probable cause:
Shot down by unknown fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at Barton Bendish RLG: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1940 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9249
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While flying at a height of about 200 feet, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed near Barton Bendish RLG. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. W. Plumb, †
AC1 Morecock,
AC2 Norman.

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

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7800
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While on a maritime patrol flight off the Belgian coast, the aircraft crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
F/O John Stainforth Douglas-Cooper,
P/O Michael Benedict Dawson,
Sgt Geoffrey Bernard Fleming,
Sgt Robert Donaldson,
Sgt Michael Murphy,
P/O John Rupert Swift.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9288
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0100LT on a bombing mission over Nieuwpoort. It crashed in unknown circumstances, probably into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O Robert Colin Simmons,
Sgt John McLean,
Sgt Edward Alan Downham,
Sgt Dallas Atack,
Sgt James Bridge.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7791
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2135LT on May 31 on a bombing mission over Nieuport, Belgium. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Heuringhem, some 6 km southeast of Saint-Omer. Three crew members were killed and two others survived.
Crew:
Crew (37th Squadron):
Sgt James F. Brown, pilot, †
P/O William A. Gray, pilot, †
Sgt J. R. Axford,
LAC E. R. Orland,
P/O Arnold T. Wilson, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3162
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Sho0t down by enemy fire and crashed in Veurne, some 20 km east from Dunkirk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Vivian Allen William Rosewarne, pilot,
P/O Roy Baynes, pilot,
Sgt John Knight, observer,
Sgt Dennis Douglas George Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 James C. Adams, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Dolan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.