Vickers 406 Wellington II

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W1233

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2139LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Fleetwood-May, pilot,
F/Sgt Francis Neville Thomasson, pilot,
F/Sgt Graham Henry David Higgins, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Kelly, flight engineer,
P/O John Frederick Myrick, wireless operator,
Sgt Jackson Osbourne Harrison, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice James Hisley, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 0255 LT

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Z8585

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Plain, Valley

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0043LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rosmalen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gilbert Carrington Keats, pilot,
P/O Harold Shaw, observer,
Sgt Peter MacDougall Spence, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Ernest Williams, air gunner,
Sgt Bernard John Miller, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0251 LT

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Z8499

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Plain, Valley

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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Hürth

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0028LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hürth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Barrett, pilot,
Sgt Walter Henry Good, pilot,
P/O Frederick Henry Down, observer,
F/Sgt Hugh Lawrence Laxdal, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald William Brett, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Binbrook: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 2337 LT

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W5424

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2337LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Almost immediately after liftoff, it went out of control and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Foster, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Francis Stephens, observer,
F/Sgt Carl Albert Manchur,
Sgt John William Ernest Ross, wireless operator,
P/O Maxwell Hilton James, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Westerholte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0131 LT

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W5367

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2305LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. Flying north of Osnabrück, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field in Westerholte. Four crew members were killed while the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alec Stephen Holgate, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Ashby, observer,
F/Sgt Leslie Thomas William Grady, wireless operator,
Sgt Allan Cyril Savory, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Harry Jackett, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Whitby

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 1600 LT

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Z8489

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Training

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Harwell - Harwell

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The crew was performing a navigation training exercise when the port engine failed in flight. The pilot ditched the airplane into the North Sea off Whitby. The airplane sank and was lost. All crew members were rescued.
Crew.
Sgt Norman Richard Millson, pilot +4.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF North Coates

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0430 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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W5437

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0023LT on an operation to Duisburg. It returned early due to over heating engines and crashed upon landing at RAF North Coates. All five crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt W. Foster,
Sgt J. W. E. Ross,
Sgt A. Crawford,
Sgt C. A. Manchur,
Sgt E. W. Green.

Probable cause:

Engine over heating.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0230 LT

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Z8591

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0014LT on an operation to Duisburg. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak. The crew decided to return to base but control could not be maintained. The crew transmitted 'probably have to bail out' after which the bomber crashed near Bunschoten. The observer was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/C Richard C. M. Collard, pilot,
P/O John Wilfred Naden, observer, †
Sgt John Colin Sedgley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gordon Dakin Pepper, wireless operator,
F/Lt N. Thom, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Zieuwent: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0212 LT

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