Vickers 406 Wellington II

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W5374

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1732LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Sibbertoft, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eugeniusz Jerzy Baracz,
F/O Czeslaw S. Golacki,
Sgt Szeregowiec Zdzisław Kurowski,
Cpt Alfons Antoni Szymon Nowak,
Sgt Henryk Rozpara,
P/O Jan Siwiec.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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W5560

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1710LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It returned early with failing engines, but was ordered to divert to RAF Lindholme. While approaching the runway, the Wellington crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt L. S. Mather,
Sgt R. N. Lonergan,
Sgt A. R. Skuthorpe,
Sgt G. A. Tilley,
Sgt P. J. Campbell,
Sgt Dodds.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941 at 2115 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Z8427

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1759LT on an operation to Ostend. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed at 2115LT at Crowtree Farm while in the airbase circuit, due to a faulty altimeter setting, which led the pilot to think he had 500 feet to go before landing. Four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. Gusowski,
Sgt M. Lembrych,
F/O K. Gebik,
Sgt K. Gorny,
Sgt M. Gora,
Sgt B. Zwiewka.

Probable cause:

Wrong altimeter setting on approach to base.

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

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941

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Z8426

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Driffield - Driffield

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2005LT on an operation to Dunkirk. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Kenneth Anson,
Sgt William Walter Covey,
P/O William Keith Hayne,
P/O Bernard Norris Murdoch,
F/Sgt Henry Brodie McGarrow,
Sgt Raymond Turner.

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 1835 LT

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W5476

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1721LT on an operation to Hamburg. At 1835LT, the crew indicated he was returning to base when contact was lost. It is believed that the airplane crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L Robert Clare Bisset, pilot,
Sgt William Leslie Evans,
F/Sgt Charles Edward Hillmer,
F/Sgt Alan John Knight,
Sgt Ronald Percy Mann,
P/O Robert Addison Mather.

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

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941

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Z8373

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Emden. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Charles David Cooling,
Sgt Harold James Cooper,
Sgt George Leonard Hall,
F/Sgt Norman Gilbert Hettrick,
P/O Anthony David Moore,
Sgt Mervyn Alfred Weavers.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Sankt Jürgen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0458 LT

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W5553

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Plain, Valley

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2321LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Sankt Jürgen, northeast of Bremen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Merlin Kelmer Solheim, pilot,
F/Sgt Alexander Lawrence Dennis Hassan, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Killin, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Harold Bell, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Colin Hynam, wireless operator,
Sgt Graham Alexander McLeod, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941 at 2100 LT

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Z8419

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1815LT on an operation to Le Havre. Around 2030LT, the crew reported that the mission was completed. It is believed that half an hour later, while returning to base, it crashed in unknown circumstances in The Channel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cyril Roland Hall, pilot,
Sgt Lloyd Eldon Dodge,
F/Sgt Lawrence Herbert Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt William Leo Newton Johnston,
F/Sgt George Frederick Marr,
Sgt Percy Thomas Walter Walker.

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

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941

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W5454

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