Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Harwich: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1030
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Harwich
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2010LT on September 2 on an operation to Ostend. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons into the sea some 10 miles off the port of Harwich. Two crew members were killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Arthr Robert Fitch, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Robertson, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. Stabler,
Sgt A. C. S. Delgado,
Sgt W. V. Parslow,
P/O A. Kinniburgh.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Alconbury

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9669
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Alconbury AFB
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2000LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It returned to base early and crashed while trying to land in poor visibility, bursting into flames. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Baker,
Sgt Robins,
Sgt Holtby,
Sgt A. Simpson,
Sgt E. Crook,
Sgt MacLachlan.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Mülheim an der Ruhr: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8839
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Mülheim an der Ruhr
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2342LT on August 28 on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Edward Kking, pilot, †
Sgt Bernard Thomas Kearsley, observer, †
Sgt Alexander Adam Cormack, wireless operator, †
Sgt Tony Arnold,
Sgt Alexander Charles Theodore Barter,
Sgt James Cameron Bredin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Handzame: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9749
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Handzame
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2045LT on August 25 on an operation to Karlsruhe. The following night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Handzame. All six crew members were killed.
crew:
S/L Alan Cresswell Martin, pilot,
P/O Thomas Raymond Fyles, pilot,
P/O Reginald Robert Reynolds, observer,
Sgt Gordon Knight, wireless operator,
Sgt Roland Joseph Fidele Perras, wireless operator,
F/O William Wright, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2514
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2043LT on an operation to Karlsruhe. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Frederick Youldon, pilot,
Sgt Wallace Howard Cole, pilot,
Sgt Tom Appleby, observer,
Sgt John Davidson Duthie, wireless operator,
Sgt William Fisher, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Charles Shea, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ramsey St Mary's: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6043
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Ramsey St Mary's
Huntingdonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury in the evening of August 14 on an operation to Hanover. After takeoff, the port inner engine lost power and the pilot was unable to maintain a safe altitude. The airplane crashed just north of Ramsey St Mary's. A wireless operator was killed and six other crew members were rescued.
Crew:
S/L J. Foulsham, pilot,
Sgt William Alford Conn, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. H. Hayes,
Sgt R. N. Chancelor,
Sgt E. J. Griffiths,
Sgt P. G. Osman,
Sgt D. F. Ferguson.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power after takeoff.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the North Sea

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7437
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury in the evening of August 14 on an operation to Magdeburg. While returning to base the following night, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane in the North Sea. All seven occupants were rescued by a Dutch trawler and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Doran Aitken,
Sgt James Brown,
Sgt Jack Bevan Lloyd Bunce,
Sgt Gordon Howard Burland,
Sgt Ernest Cyril Haynes,
Sgt John Morgan Johnson,
Sgt Robert Rynn Stewart.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Alconbury

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1941 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7435
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Alconbury AFB
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2210LT on an operation to Magdeburg. It crashed almost immediately after developing a swing which could not be controlled. There were no casualties.
Crew.
P/O E. J. Guild,
Sgt E. P. De Ville,
Sgt T. H. B. Jones,
Sgt W. C. Mackenzie,
Sgt A. Needham,
Sgt A. D. Wallace,
Sgt F. C. Snead.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Brest: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2986
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1030LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the city. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Turnell Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Mervyn Evans, pilot,
Sgt Stanley George Kybird, observer,
Sgt Frank Lowrey, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles Stanley Beresford, wireless operator,
Sgt James Hoban, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the IJsselmeer: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0327 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9630
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
IJsselmeer
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2320LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan William Porteous Bird, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie James Harrison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bernard Hassall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bramwell Frederick Thomas Johnson, †
Sgt Orville Insell Platt, †
F/Lt John Raymond Jamieson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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