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Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Molenbeersel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8533
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Molenbeersel
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2344LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Molenbeersel. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Edgar Dimmock, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald Cecil Cushway, observer, †
Sgt Derek Victor Smith, bomb aimer,
P/O Dennis William O'Driscoll King, wireless operator,
Sgt Robinson Ferguson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Bawdeswell: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8583
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Bawdeswell
Norfolk
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 Lindholme at 2355LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Damaged by enemy action , the crew was able to return to England. The airplane stalled and crashed while trying to make a single engine landing at Manor Farm. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Robert Juljusz Hirszbandt, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Zyqmont Wieliczko, pilot,
F/O Zbigniew Szela, observer,
Sgt Bronisław Wladysław Sedzimir, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Ulicki, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Zawistowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after being badly shot about by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Waasmont

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0311 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Harwell - Harwell
Location:
Waasmont
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Harwell at 2340LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waasmont. All five crew members were able to bail out and became PoW.
Crew:
W/O John Edward Hatton, pilot,
P/O J. B. Harper, navigator,
F/Sgt R. Hill, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald John Collins, air gunner,
Sgt Freferick Raymond Hindle, air gunner.


Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Meiderich: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0201 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5392
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Meiderich
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2337LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ralph Connors O'Brien, pilot,
P/O Wilson Albert Reason, observer,
Sgt Alfred Schofield, wireless operator,
F/O Grey D'Estoteville Townsend Skipwith, air gunner,
Sgt William Leonard Waller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Serooskerke: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0114 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8577
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Serooskerke
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2319LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Scheldt River off Serooskerke. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Donald Joseph Harkness, pilot,
P/O Alexander Robertson Edgar, observer,
P/O Hubert Alan Radcliffe, wireless operator,
Sgt Hill Mercer, wireless operator,
F/Lt Bernard James Lovett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Akerdijk: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0026 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5361
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Akerdijk
North Holland
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 Binbrook at 2242LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Akerdijk, north of Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony Bremner Payne, pilot,
Sgt Benjamin Sigler, pilot,
Sgt Jack Wise, observer,
Sgt Geoffrey Clement Praagst, wireless operator,
Sgt James Brown, air gunner,
Sgt William James Callaghan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Cologne: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8643
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2336LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. It is believed that it crashed in Germany, maybe near the target area. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Bruce Shearer,
Sgt Edward Drake Ansford,
Sgt Bruce Oliver Brown,
Sgt Geoffrey Arnold Gane,
Sgt Conal Francis McKenna.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Oberlohberg: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8376
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Oberlohberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2340LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying northwest of Oberhausen, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oberlohberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Alan Albert Waddell, pilot,
F/Sgt Arnold Adolf Seifert, observer,
Sgt Herbert Bottomley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward Savage Masson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert George Kenyon Holden, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Lexham: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1942 at 2332 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8598
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Lexham
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2255LT on an operation to Cologne. About half an hour into the flight, it went out of control and crashed for unknown reasons in Lexham, Norfolk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Hamilton Everatt, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Segar Draper, observer,
Sgt John Brett, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Malcolm Moodie, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Hooley, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5458
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
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 Binbrook at 2240LT on May 19 on an operation to Mannheim. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O William John Fulton, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Allan Bell, pilot,
F/Sgt William Alan Baird, navigator,
Sgt Harry Edgar Wreyford Ansell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Ernest Hughes, air gunner,
Sgt Carodoc Roberts, air gunner.
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