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Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Barton Bendish

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5449
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Barton Bendish RLG
Norfolk
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 Marham at 2110LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It crash landed at 0430LT in a wheat field at Hall Farm, Barton Bendish, after flying from the Dutch coast with the starboard engine on fire. All six crew members survived.
Crew:
S/L H. L. Price, pilot,
Sgt Webber,
F/S Woodmason,
Sgt Riley,
Sgt Giles,
Sgt Davidson.
Probable cause:
Right engine on fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Nienborg

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0122 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Nienborg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2032LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed 2 km northeast of Nienborg. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Stanley Courtnall,
P/O William Kenneth Mackey,
Sgt Percival Stephenson MacNutt,
Sgt Ronald Perkin,
Sgt John Stewart Saunders,
Sgt Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5362
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
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 Driffield at 2034LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. Lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt William Hamilton Anderson,
Sgt Frank George Barrett,
F/Sgt Albert Douglas Foch Craig,
Sgt Russell Johnston Mountier,
Sgt Frank Richardson,
Sgt Bernard Walter Robbens.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5598
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Metelen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2150LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Metelen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter Francis Edinger, pilot, †
Sgt Richard George Hill, pilot, †
P/O Joseph Peter William McCarthy, observer,
Sgt William Edward Stayte, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Charles Baumer, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Frederick Suckling, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5434
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Stapleford
Essex
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 Feltwell at 2025LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor visibility. Flying too low, the bomber collided with a house and crashed in Bar Lane, Stapleford. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lindsay Thomas Hutchison, pilot,
Sgt Forbes McNeill, pilot,
Sgt Francis Kenneth Crossley, observer,
F/Sgt Lloyd Theodore Lawson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Augustin Charles Turgeon, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Enright Soles, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Saint Margaret's at Cliff

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5563
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Saint Margaret's at Cliffe
Kent
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 Lindholme at 2013LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While outbound, over Oudenaarde, Belgium, it was hit by the German Flak which causedc a fire in the starboard engine. The pilot turned about, but the port engine subsequently failed and the bomber was ditched 7 miles off the South Foreland near ST Margaret's at Cliff. All six crew members were rescued by HSL147.
Crew:
Sgt Molata,
F/O Drzechowski,
F/O Jarkewski,
Sgt Kratowchil,
Sgt Reng,
Sgt Czech.
Probable cause:
Damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Boroughbridge

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 2225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5435
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Boroughbridge
North Yorkshire
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 Driffield on an operation to Frankfurt. In the evening, it crashed at Thewhitts Farm near Boroughbridge, while trying to land in poor visibility. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O R. A. C. Doherty,
P/O P. Dawson,
Sgt J. Williams,
Sgt G. Williams,
Sgt K. Boyce,
Sgt W. Hegan.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near RAF Pocklington

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941 at 2150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5535
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Pocklington AFB
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Pocklington. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the left engine caught fire. The airplane crashed in a field near the airfield and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Sgt Turner,
Sgt H. S. McNeil,
Sgt A. N. McLennan.
Probable cause:
The left engine caught fire in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Boulogne-sur-Mer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5577
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
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 2115LT on August 30 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Approaching the target area, it crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Rustom Nariman Dastur, pilot,
Sgt William Brown Clark, observer,
Sgt Ronald Benjamin Russell, air gunner,
P/O Chander Parkash Khosla,
Sgt Paul James Lewis,
Sgt James Fitzgerald Wolff.

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

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5559
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gibraltar - Luqa
Location:
Lampedusa
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Then airplane departed Gibraltar on a flight to Luqa with a crew of five on board. While cruising over the Mediterranean Sea, it was shot down by a Cr.42 and crashed into the sea some 15 km south of Lampedusa. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Francis Butler,
Sgt Thomas Preston Butterfield,
Sgt Maurice Henry Cope,
Sgt Donald Robert Arthur Garrick,
Sgt David Dawson Todd.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.
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