Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Great Yarmouth

Date & Time: May 20, 1940 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3200
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2212LT on May 19 to bomb Hamburg and with Mannheim as secondary target. It was hit by Flak and the crew was able to evacuate the area to return to his base. Approaching the British coast with both engines malfunctioning, the captain ditched the airplane some 30 miles off Great Yarmouth. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt P. C. Pickard, pilot,
P/O Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Alan Broadley, observer,
Sgt Hannigan,
Sgt Harniman, wireless operator,
Sgt Mills, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 1, 1940 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3154
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
250
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 1825LT on a bombing mission to Stavanger. While returning to his base at night, the crew thought he was over the flat East Anglia. Flying at an insufficient height, the bomber impacted the slope of a small hill and crashed near Thorgill. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/O Augustus Rodney Gibbes, pilot,
F/O Edward Joseph Taylor Clarke, pilot, †
P/O John Marshman, air gunner, †
Sgt Lionel Miller Petersen, observer,
LAC Gerald Cecil William Stone, wireless operator,
AC1 Thomas Braidwood Moir, rear gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9276
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Newmarket at 1800LT on April 30 to bomb Stavanger. While cruising over the North Sea, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/Sgt John William Lewis Goldie Brent, pilot,
F/O Herbert Gage Muller, pilot,
Sgt Peter Christopher Cunningham, observer,
AC1 Michael John O'Sullivan, wireless operator,
AC1 Donald Lilley, air gunner,
P/O Gerald Arthur Hugh Poole, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9284
Flight Phase:
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:
The crew departed RAF Marham at 1800LT for an operation to airport of Stavanger-Sola, Norway. While approaching the target area, the bomber was shot down either by Flak or fighters and crashed in a huge explosion. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
P/O Frederick Edward Barber, pilot,
P/O David Alexander Rankin, pilot,
Sgt Alan Sydney Pearce, observer,
Sgt Geoffrey William James Juby,
LAC Lionel Allen Westcott,
P/O Peter Edward Tucker Bull, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1610 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9266
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:
The aircraft departed RAF Mildenhall at 1153LT on an operation to find enemy shipping along the Norwegian coast. While cruising off Stavanger, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.110 and crashed into the sea, some 30 km southwest of Stavanger. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (149th Squadron):
Sgt Geoffrey Edmund Goad, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Albert Woodcock, pilot,
Sgt Roy Fox Vickery, observer,
Cpl Jack Henry Langridge, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Edmund Brian Doherty, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 James Henry, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Stavanger: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9246
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:
The aircraft departed RAF Mildenhall at 1153LT on an operation to find enemy shipping along the Norwegian coast. While cruising off Stavanger, the aircraft crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances. No trace was found.
Crew (149th Squadron):
Sgt Laurie Charles Wakeling, pilot,
AC2 Frederick Tootle,
Sgt Horace James Wheller,
Sgt William Claude Parker,
LAC Richard Coalter,
AC2 Harry Gillott.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9269
Flight Phase:
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:
The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 1215LT on a reconnaissance mission to search enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast. The bomber was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (38th Squadron):
S/L M. Nolan,
F/O D. C. Maybury,
Sgt F. F. Berfick,
LAC M. F. Bedford,
AC2 G. Flynn,
P/O G. W. Brundish.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Mildenhall: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1940 at 2250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9267
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Mildenhall. On final approach at night, the aircraft crashed one mile short of runway, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed while three others were injured. Few hours later, one of the survivor died from injuries sustained.
Crew (149th Squadron):
F/L J. M. Griffiths-Jones,
F/O J. P. M. Hewett, †
F/O H. A. Innes, †
Sgt H. Dean,
Sgt R. M. Nelson, †
AC2 L. F. Foster, †
P/O J. D. Hargreaves. †