Vickers 406 Wellington II

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W5488

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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Glüder

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2350LT on August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Glüder. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Miller Watts, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Miller Hughes, observer, †
Sgt John William Thomas Davies, wireless operator, †
Sgt Roy James Hollobone, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Sutherland MacLeod,
Sgt Ivan Boyd Quinn.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Driffield

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1941 at 1145 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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W5477

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Martlesham Heath - Driffield

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The airplane was on a transit flight from RAF Martlesham Heath to RAF Driffield. It crashed upon landing and was destroyed. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt F. R. Richardson,
P/O Murdoch,
Sgt R. J. Mountier,
Sgt Scott,
Sgt B. W. Robbens,
Sgt A. D. F. Craig.

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

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1941 at 0318 LT

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W5416

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Driffield - Driffield

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2240LT on August 19 on an operation to Kiel. Last heard on w/t at 0318LT while trying to raise RAF Bircham Newton. Presumed lost over the North Sea.
Crew:
F/Lt William Westbrooke Burton,
Sgt James Haney, observer,
Sgt Harry Ellse Johnson,
F/Sgt Douglas Crosbie Marshall,
P/O Jack Goode Rogers,
Sgt Keith Moore Woodhead.

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

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941 at 0230 LT

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W5457

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2343LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Arzfeld. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Smith McKinnell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Adrian John Condon,
Sgt Henry George Huckle,
Sgt Adam Learmonth,
Sgt Roy Kenneth Pridham,
Sgt Leslie Stephens.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Melton Constable: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0130 LT

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W5444

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2135LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in Melton Constable while making an emergency landing and smashed into a bridge. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Colin George Charles Frost, †
F/Sgt Edward Horatio Nancarrow, observer, †
P/O Bernard Montague Jeffrey Vincent, †
F/Lt C. N. McVeigh,
Sgt D. Murray,
Sgt C. M. Purslow.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in South Leverton: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0002 LT

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W5532

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Plain, Valley

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Driffield - Driffield

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2327LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. Shortly past midnight, it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in South Leverton. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Walter Nowlan, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Ross Stephenson, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley Charles Steward, observer,
Sgt Ivor Howard Arthur Henderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Hutchinson, wireless operator,
P/O Patrick Joseph Murphy, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941

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W5463

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2119LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Majewski,
Cpt Alfons Miondlikowski,
Sgt Jan Plachta,
Sgt Stanisław Stankiewicz,
Sgt F. Wardenski,
Sgt S. Przecławski.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Grimsby: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0230 LT

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W5536

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2130LT on August 14 on an operation to Rotterdam. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in the Humber Estuary off Grimsby. Two crew members were killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Harrison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alan Wakeford, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. Price,
Sgt A. Cameron,
Sgt Cook,
Sgt P. Thorpe.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0048 LT

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W5486

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