Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1274

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2139LT on March 28 on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on the Cambrai Kaserne. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Thomas Leather, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Clarence Picher, pilot,
Sgt Gerald Patrick Murray, observer,
Sgt Hugh James McHutchinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Horace James Whale, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth William Smith, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Bloemendaal: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2316 LT

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R1590

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1955LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Bloemendaal. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Franciszek Stanisław Porada, pilot, †
F/Sgt Emil Horbajczu, pilot, †
F/O Wiktor Jankowiak, observer, †
Sgt Jan Marian Tobola, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jerzy Pietrow, air gunner, †
Sgt Ryszard Pukas, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Den Helder: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2227 LT

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Z1269

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1940LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee east of Den Helder. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Bogumil Zelazinski, pilot,
P/O Bolesław Uszolewicz, pilot,
F/O Franciszek Jakukowski, observer,
Sgt Kwiecinski, wireless operator,
Sgt Teofil Niemeczek, air gunner,
Sgt Wladysław Stachurski, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Vlaardingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 0005 LT

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Z1321

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2026LT on March 25 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Vlaardingen, west of Rotterdam. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David John White, pilot,
F/Sgt William Melville Pipher, pilot,
F/Sgt Andrew Lennox, navigator,
Sgt Eric Charles Groves, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Jelly, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Harry Joseph Barrie, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Essen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942

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Z1262

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Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1952LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Witold Stanisław Jarosszyk, pilot,
P/O Zdzisław Retur, pilot,
F/O Cesary Kowal, observer,
P/O Czesław Grycz, wireless operator,
Sgt Antoni Bochaczek, air gunner,
Sgt Mieczysław Golaszewski, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Dinslaken: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942

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Z1283

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Dinslaken

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1950LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dinslaken. All six crew members were killed.
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Sgt Harold Selby, pilot,
P/O John Nigel Tillard, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Victor Ward, observer,
Sgt Brian Henry Forster, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Barry Martin Smyth Henderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Leslie Price, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Nieuwpoort: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1942

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Z1251

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 1934LT on an operation to Dunkirk. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sint-Joris, east of Nieuwpoort. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Patrick John Denis Cooney, pilot,
Sgt John Sivyer Turnock, pilot,
Sgt Ian Eric Hart, observer,
Sgt George Norman Winter, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Woodward, wireless operator,
Sgt William Allan Pascoe, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942

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Z1257

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Stefan Zakrzewski, pilot,
Sgt Zbigniew Korzon, pilot,
F/O Prot Jacek Perkowski, observer,
Sgt Edmund Stanisław Kosior, wireless operator,
Sgt Mieczysław Ziajski, wireless operator,
Sgt Eugeniusz Siuda, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942

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Z1377

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