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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5496
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2203LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt John Frederick Blair Dawson,
P/O George Howard Fleming,
Sgt Arthur Bennet Lesley,
Sgt John Patrick Molloy,
Sgt Edwin Stansfield,
Sgt Joshua Ernest Stott.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5443
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2136LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Klüverdamm, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Rodney Charles Holyman, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward Cornwell Hudson, pilot,
Sgt Gerald Cox, observer,
F/Sgt Tom Herrington, wireless operator,
Sgt William Maxwell Jr., wireless operator,
Sgt Tom Bell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Darrigsdorf

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5461
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2125LKT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Darrigsdorf. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Harry Budden, pilot,
Sgt John Denis Morgan,
Sgt Cecil Kearne Mousley,
Sgt Leonard Geoffrey Smalley,
Sgt Douglas Storer,
Sgt Donovan Franklin Sugden.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Blievenstorf

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0106 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5433
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2046LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and was abandoned by the crew. The airplane dove into the ground and was destroyed while all six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert McDougal Durham,
P/O John Raymond Gibbon,
F/Lt Alexander Douglas Gosman,
Sgt Kenneth Stuart Holman,
Sgt James Jackson,
Sgt Leslie Frith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5593
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme in the evening of August 5 on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Serinchamps. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and two others evaded.
Crew:
S/L S. Scibior, pilot,
Sgt M. Kowalski,
Sgt Wacław Rybak, †
F/O Mieczysław Julian Saferna, †
F/O Jerzy Jan Stanisław Sukiennik, †
Sgt S. Tomicki.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Norwich

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5517
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2235LT on August 5 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak but the crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England. The pilot diverted to RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) where the airplane crashed upon landing. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt W. T. R. Stephenson,
Sgt Nowlan,
Sgt Moore,
Sgt K. Hutchinson,
Sgt Storer,
Sgt Clynes.
Probable cause:
Damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Mannheim: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5485
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2234LT on August 5 on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down over Mannheim and crashed in Neckarau, south of the city. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Benedict Warren Melvill Jones, pilot,
Sgt Warren Steen Denby, pilot,
P/O Harry Brant, observer,
F/Sgt Richard Neilson Barcroft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond John David, wireless operator,
Sgt Granville Fallows Lister, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5527
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2235LT on August 2 on an operation to Hamburg. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Cox,
P/O John Read Horn,
P/O Andrew Owen Learmonth,
Sgt Henry Bruce McKenzie,
Sgt John Moorby Reed,
F/Sgt Ronald Mason Thomas.

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

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941 at 0256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5364
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0001LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it crashed at 0256LT on heath land in the Ashdown Forest near Nutley. The bomber struck the ground in a slight nose down attitude and with the left engine feathered. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Victor Ronald Sutton, pilot,
F/Sgt Henry Alexander Vincent Vidler, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Stanley Brooks, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Ernest Cave, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Stanley Hathaway, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Saunders, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Torpoint

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 at 1635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5581
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1134LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base, it was engaged in an aerial combat and has to be ditched some 300 yards off Torpoint. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. J. Hughes,
Sgt G. K. Higgins,
Sgt J. W. Craig,
Sgt H. McNeil,
Sgt R. Leonard,
Sgt Bain.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.