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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9243
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 airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1900LT and was lost without trace. Maybe it crashed into the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Edmund Norman Keller,
Sgt Randolph Frederick Denning,
Sgt Charles Harold Douglas,
Sgt Arthur Reginald Mattick,
Sgt Bernard Shuttleworth,
Sgt Albert Wright.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Newmarket

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7868
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 on an operation to Calais. Just after takeoff, it went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. The bomb-load exploded and the aircraft was destroyed. All six crew members were injured.
Crew (99th Squadron):
P/O J. R. Hoppe,
P/O H. G. Deforest,
Sgt J. E. Gale,
F/O F. H. Vivian,
Sgt R. E. Bush,
P/O J. H. M. Davis.

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

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9242
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 airplane departed RAF Newmarket on an operation to northwest Germany. Over Osnabrück, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Cunningham Andrews Linden, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Ernest Langton Wood, pilot,
Sgt Harold Edgar Smart, observer,
Sgt Victor Beverley, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglils Thom Heard, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Watson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Newmarket

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940 at 0231 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9274
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 2150LT on July 25 on a raid over Germany. In the middle of the night, while approaching RAF Newmarket with failing engines, the pilot lost sight of the runway in a sudden rain squall, causing the aircraft to collide with trees located in the airfield boundary and to crash. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt A. J. Herriot,
Sgt Sumner,
Sgt Smith,
Sgt Evans,
Sgt Wright,
Sgt Watkin.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Duisburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9275
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2150LT on July 25 on a raid over Germany. It crashed in unclear circumstances, probably in the area of Duisburg. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O B. A. Power, †
P/O J. L. Scott,
Sgt H. J. Casselden,
Sgt H. F. Heritage,
Sgt A. L. Walker,
Sgt K. R. Sellwood.

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 Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near RAF Newmarket: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8687
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wittering - Wittering
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a He.111. The pilot was killed and two other occupants bailed out and survived.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Croxton Close, pilot, †
LAC John Henry Angus, observer,
LAC Laurence Robert Karasek, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Brettenham

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3196
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2130LT on May 29 on an operation over Saint-Omer. While returning to its base at night, it was abandoned at 0315LT while short of fuel, and crashed in Brettenham, some three miles east of Thetford. All occupants survived, two were injured.
Probable cause:
Aircraft abandoned due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Chrishall

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9282
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing following fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9241
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:
1
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Ran out of fuel.