Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Husbands Bosworth

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7897
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the 14th Operational Training Unit. In flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons 2 miles from Husbands Bosworth, south of Leicester. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Chatsworth Park

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DV678
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cottesmore - Cottesmore
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 6,700 feet, both engines misfired and the left engine failed shortly later. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture at Chatsworth Park, near Bakewell. While all six occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to severe damages to the airframe.
Crew (14th OTU):
F/O Leo Braham Patkin, pilot,
P/O Robert Lindsay Bienvenu, navigator,
P/O John Leslie Tolmie, air bomber,
P/O William Neil Fisher,
Sgt William Donald Blackwell, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Balmer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in RAF Sutton Bridge

Date & Time: May 26, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7796
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. No casualties.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Birchen Bank Moss: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943 at 0145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1011
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wymeswold - Wymeswold
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Wymeswold, Leicestershire, at 1919LT on January 29. While cruising in poor visibility due to night and marginal weather conditions, the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Birchen Bank Moss. Three crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (28th OTU):
F/O Anthony Winter Lane, pilot,
P/O Charles Douglas Brown, bomb aimer,
P/O Charles Leslie Grisdale, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Gerard Rouse, air gunner,
Sgt Miller, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Corrour: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1942 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7867
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a training exercise from RAF Lossiemouth, the crew encountered poor weather conditions en route. The bomber was off course by 40 miles when it hit the slope of Leacann na Brathan located near Corrour. Five crew members were killed while the air gunner was badly injured.
Crew (20th OTU):
F/O James William Heck, pilot, †
Sgt Maurice Hutt, bomb aimer, †
Sgt William Ernest Riley, navigator, †
Sgt Joseph Towers, navigator, †
Sgt James Hemmings, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Philip Edward Underwood, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Broomhead Moor

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DV810
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Edgehill - Edgehill
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During a night training mission, the aircraft hit a hill in Broomhead Moor, northwest of Sheffield. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. At the time, weather conditions were poor with low clouds, rain falls and strong winds.
Crew (21st OTU):
P/O Stanley Baker, pilot,
F/Sgt Anthony St Clair Turner, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Norman Dawson, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Weeks, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Walter Samuel Sinclair, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alan Gordon Allwright, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in RAF Cottesmore

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7850
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Schedule:
Cottesmore - Cottesmore
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training mission in RAF Cottesmore. In flight, an engine caught fire and crew attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field near the Airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while the crew fate remains unknown. Crew from the 4th OTU.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in RAF Talbenny

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DV779
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Talbenny - Talbenny
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after lift off when the flap lever was accidentally touched whilst the undercarriage was being retracted. The aircraft stalled and crashed. All seven crew members, among them Sgt Jan Hadravek, were unhurt.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Ruislip: 21 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1942 at 1605 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2564
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Talbenny – Northolt
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Northolt, the twin engine aircraft wen out of control and crashed near the Ruislip Station, less than 2 km short of runway. All 15 crew members as well as six people on the ground, among them 4 children, were killed. The exact circumstances of the crash remains unknown.
Crew (311st Squadron):
P/O František Bulis,
F/Sgt John Bláha,
F/Lt Václav Haňka,
P/O Bedřich Gissübel,
F/Sgt František Doležal,
P/O Jebáček.
Passengers:
F/Sgt František Stoklásek,
Sgt František Paclík,
Sgt Bill Götzlinger,
Sgt Josef Čech,
F/Lt Václav Smart,
F/Sgt Josef Švec,
P/O Anthony Bunzl,
Sgt Vladimir Rájecki,
P/O Leemans.