Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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R1615

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2353LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Postel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Wincenty Glowacki, pilot,
F/O Stefan Leopold Alojzy Praschill, pilot,
F/O Rajmund Kiwacz, observer,
Sgt Jarosław Zalewski, wireless operator,
P/O Jan Halastra, air gunner,
Sgt Wacław Żeligowski, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0210 LT

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Z1311

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2325LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Binche, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Francis Walsh, pilot,
Sgt William Marcel Spongberg, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Michael Fitzgerald, observer,
Sgt Thomas Lee, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Bruce Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace Hugh Sams, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0137 LT

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Z1344

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2321LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the mouth of the River Schelde, off Vlissingen. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Alan James Holland, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Stanley Douglas, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Patrick Dansey, observer,
F/Sgt Dudley Raymond Beinke, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Thomas Lincoln Watkins, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Desmond Cheese, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in North Thoresby: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0022 LT

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Z1410

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2302LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. While returning to base with failing engines, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in North Thoresby. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Donald Patrick McDonald, pilot, †
W/O Robert Leith Cox, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Sleeman, observer, †
Sgt Austin Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Thomas Stanley, air gunner, †
Sgt C. M. Harrison, air gunner.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942

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Z1209

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2302LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea off the Belgian coast. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O George Henry Chaffey, pilot,
F/Sgt James William Smyth, observer,
Sgt George Samuel Watson, bomb aimer,
P/O Joseph Morgan McAleavey, wireless operator,
Sgt Ian Currie MacKeand, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Neuss: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942

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Z1208

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Grimsby - Grimsby

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Neuss

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2306LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While flying west of D!sseldorf, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Neuss. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Noel Alexander Lowden, pilot,
P/O Walter Ewart Gregory, observer,
Sgt Frederick William Thornton, wireless operator,
F/Lt Peter Thorne Chandler, wireless operator,
Sgt Lawrence William Mallon, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Dreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1942

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Z1391

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2342LT on May 29 on an operation to Gennevilliers. En route, it was shot down by the German Flak. Two crew members bailed out and became PoW while three others occupants were killed when the airplane crashed in Dreux.
Crew:
F/O Russel Allen Peter Jones, pilot, †
Sgt Calton Hearn Younger, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Reginald Mellowes, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Houghton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Godfrey Hugh Loder, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Colombes: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1942

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Z1388

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2343LT on May 29 on an operation to Gennevilliers. Approaching Paris, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Colombes. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Harrison Bourke, pilot,
F/O William Martin Murphy, observer,
F/Sgt Richard Paterson Davis, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Bernard George Payn Lovelock Balleine, air gunner,
Sgt Ian Grantley Holborow, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV at RAF Grimsby

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 1545 LT

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