Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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P9282

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While returning to RAF Newmarket following an operation over St Omer, the airplane ran out of fuel and crash landed in Chrishall. All six crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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Emergency landing following fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 0300 LT

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P9241

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Following a mission over Saint-Omer, the crew was returning to his base at night when the airplane ran out of fuel. Four crew members bailed out and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed. The pilot was killed while all four other occupants were found safe.
Crew:
P/O James Cameron Young, pilot,
P/O Gordon,
Sgt Little,
AC2 Gale,
LAC Lewis,
AC1 Stock.

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Ran out of fuel.

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1940

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L7793

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The crew was performing a bombing mission over Courtrai and Brussels when he was forced to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field near Ostend Airport and was damaged beyond repair. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (37th Squadron):
P/O John Stewart Cameron, †
S/L Arthur Roger Glencross, †
Sgt Raymond Cranmer Parkhouse, †
LAC Dear,
AC1 Stanhope.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barton Mills: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 0310 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P9270

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The bomber was returning to RAF Mildenhall following a combat mission. While on a night approach, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Barton Mills, some 3 km southeast from the airbase. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Ian Douglas Grant-Crawford, pilot, †
F/O Holdsworth,
Sgt Mundell,
AC1 Edgar Sydney Hewitt, †
AC2 John Burton, wireless operator and air gunner, †
AC1 Crook.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Le Havre: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1940 at 0200 LT

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R3152

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The crew departed RAF Marham at 2115LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Dinant. While approaching Le Havre, the bomber went out of control and crashed for unknown reason. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
P/O Douglas W. W. Morris, pilot,
Sgt Francis Williams, pilot,
Sgt Francis A. G. Lowe, observer,
LAC Harold G. Griffin, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Thomas Kennedy, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Allen Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Poix-Terron

Date & Time: May 22, 1940

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P9297

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The crew departed RAF Marham at 2115LT on May 21 to attack enemy positions in the region of Dinant. While flying over north of France, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a pasture located in Poix-Terron, Ardennes, after the airplane was hot by enemy fire. The aircraft was damaged beyond repaira and all six occupants became PoW.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/O D. F. Laslett,
P/O G. T. Dodgshun,
Sgt W. L. Flower,
AC1 H. D. Glendinning,
AC1 L. W. Ludlam,
P/O J. Whilton.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 22, 1940

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R3157

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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The aircraft departed RAF Feltwell at 2120LT on May 21 on a reconnaissance mission over Dinant. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by Flak and crashed in Kain, north of Tournai. Both pilots were killed while all three other crewmen became PoW.
Crew (75th Squadron):
F/L John Noel Collins, pilot, †
P/O Francis Albert Gabriel Joseph de Labouchere Sparling, copilot, †
Sgt G. Thorpe,
AC1 John Stanley Brooks,
P/O Leonard Phillip Redcliff Hockey.

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Shot down by Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 22, 1940

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L7803

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The crew departed RAF Newmarket at 2120LT on May 21 on a bombing mission to Dinant. While flying at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak, exploded and crashed in a field located in Belval, some 6 km northwest of Charleville-Mézières. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/O John P. Dyer, pilot,
F/O Owen L. Williams, pilot,
Sgt John H. Lawrenson, observer,
LAC Charles R. A. Lovejoy, air gunner,
AC1 Edward Morton, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Stanley C. Ogilvie, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1940

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P9298

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