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

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941 at 2147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7873
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was probably shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling. The last message got by the crew was at 2120LT, some 27 minutes prior to the accident. It was confirmed on December 21 that the aircraft was shot down.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/Sgt Thomas Crawford Bentley Patterson, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Edward Hall,
Sgt Leonard Ronald Townsend,
Sgt Ronald Llewellyn Cooke,
Sgt Bernard John Dermody,
Sgt William Albert McAllen.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Wilburton

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9740
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Wilburton
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2116LT on an operation to Kiel. It turned back due to severe icing conditions and while preparing to land, it crash landed at Wilburton. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Russell,
Sgt R. A. Innes,
Sgt J. D. May,
Sgt Dipple,
Sgt K. E. G. Swann,
Sgt W. S. Humphreys.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the icing effected the instruments and the altimeter was showing a false reading.

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

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8975
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1727LT on an operation to Emden. While returning to base, it is believed that it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. No trace was found.
Crew:
Sgt George Albert Farmery,
Sgt Joseph Oswald Maurice Lobo,
Sgt Jack Morris,
Sgt Ronald North,
Sgt Albert Edward Nosworthy,
Sgt Frederick Peever.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9739
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Wittorf
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1722LT on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Germany at night and in icy conditions, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wittorf. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Dean, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alexander Mackenzie, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Murray Gerald Bowen,
F/O Harry Albert Goodwin,
P/O W. D. Moore,
F/L H. H. Henderson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2554
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Varrelbusch
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1721LT on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at an altitude of 16,000 feet west of Hanover, the crew encountered icing conditions. The engines and fuselage iced up and the airplane became uncontrollable. The crew bailed out at an altitude of 10,000 feet and the pilot followed at 4,000 feet then the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Varrelbusch, north of Cloppenburg. A crewman was killed as his parachute failed to open. Five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Joshua Bell, †
Sgt J. H. Bowman,
F/Lt John Patrick Dickinson,
Sgt Arthur Featherstone,
Sgt Ray Burt Martin,
F/O Philip Roy Searcy.
Probable cause:
Icing.

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

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941 at 2010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2516
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Beilen
Drenthe
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1728LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Beilen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Charles George Gilmore, pilot,
Sgt George William Thomas Wiggs, pilot,
F/Sgt Ian Gordon Harrowby, observer,
Sgt Albert Charles Frank Harrop, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Harold Sanders, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Reginald Schofield, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near RAF Waterbeach: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5454
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Waterbeach AFB
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1758LT on an operation to Mannheim. It was heard on w/t indicating that the aircraft was returning to base after suffering an engine fire. The airplane crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Hampson Kay,
Sgt John David Henry Lewis,
Sgt Theophilos Harry Cardew Mahon,
Sgt Robert Douglas Partridge,
Sgt Denis William Soden,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Westbrook.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lowestoft

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8891
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Lowestoft
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1825LT on October 20 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched in the North sea, coming down off Lowestoft. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt F. B. Morgan,
Sgt D. A. Macauley,
P/O R. E. Wagstaff,
Sgt H. F. Price,
Sgt J. H. Cline,
Sgt J. K. Bartlett.

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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3222
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1843LT on an operation to Bremen. It was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Butt Allport,
Sgt Harry Edward Dance,
Sgt Lindsay Gordon Faunt,
Sgt Philip Kay,
Sgt John Anthony McDonough,
Sgt Robert Pinkerton.

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

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 0742 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2879
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1924LT on September 28 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Stewart Parry, pilot,
Sgt Ian James Robertson, pilot,
P/O William Raymond James Brown, observer,
Sgt Alfred William Musgrave Chapman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Hugh Mclennan Macdonald, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Fieldhouse, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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