Vickers 408 Wellington IA

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L7775

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on a navigation exercise, passing over Brechin, Kinnaird Head, Inverness then back to Lossiemouth. While cruising in limited visibility due to the night and thick clouds, the captain failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. The bomber impacted the slope of a mountain located in Bruach Mohr, some 5 miles northwest of Braemar. Two crew members were killed and five other occupants were injured.
Crew (20th OTU):
P/O Herbert Martin Coombs, pilot, †
P/O Douglas Veale Gilmour, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Winchcombe Bordycott, navigator,
Sgt Frank Hutson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Alfred Wilson Milroy,
Sgt George Ronald Lyon,
Sgt John Adam Sparks, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA in Needham Market: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1940 at 1120 LT

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L7786

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Plain, Valley

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The crew departed RAF East Wretham on a routine training exercice. While cruising at a too low altitude, the aircraft hit power cables and crashed in a farmland located in Needham Market. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (311th Squadron):
Sgt Karel Lang, pilot,
Sgt Oldrich Tosovsky, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Honington

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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N2942

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Honington - Honington

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Honington. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed at high speed, overshot and crashed into a pile of bricks. All crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Harwell

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940

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L7773

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Harwell - Harwell

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Shortly after take off from RAF Harwell, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed 4 km from the airbase. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Hampstead Norris

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L4281

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Hampstead Norris - Hampstead Norris

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hampstead Norris. For unknown reason, the aircraft landed long. After touchdown, it was unable to stop within the remaining distance available, overshot and came to rest, bursting into flames. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Wassenaar: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1940

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N2992

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The crew departed RAF Feltwell at 2050LT on September 1st on a bombing mission over Hanover. While returning to its base, the bomber went out of control and crashed into the North Sea off Wassenaar. Five crew members were killed while the captain was rescued by the crew of the HMS Niger two days later.
Crew (37th Squadron):
P/O M. S. Burberry,
P/O George Hauteville Jackson, †
P/O Henri Philippe, †
Sgt Cyril John Cooper, †
Sgt Thomas Chamberlain Molineux Browne, †
Sgt Peter William Barber. †

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In his report, the captain indicated that he may have fallen asleep, but his Station Commander thought an incorrect altimeter setting was the more likely cause of the tragedy.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Stradishall

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 0530 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P2530

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on the evening of August 30 on a bombing mission over Berlin. The following morning, while returning to base, low on fuel, it undershot the runway, ran into a ditch, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/O R. R. O'Connor +4.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA near RAF Honington: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1940 at 0010 LT

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P9205

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The crew departed RAF Honington on a local night training flight. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Troston, about three km southwest of the airfield, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Denis Bennett, pilot,
P/O Peter Roderick Bawtree Wanklyn, pilot.

Crash of Vickers 408 Wellington IA

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940

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