Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Caister-on-Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X3220
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Caister-on-Sea
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
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 2305LT on an operation to Hamburg. Less than half an hour into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 500 feet, the airplane went out of control and crashed near Caister-on-Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was caused through the pilot becoming dazzled by searchlights. The low altitude gave a little margin to the pilot for recovery.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barger-Compascuum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1770
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Barger-Compascuum
Drenthe
Country:
Netherlands
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 0005LT on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in Barger-Compascuum, near the border with Germany. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Ewart Davies, air gunner, †
P/O Peter Bernard Gill Edwards, pilot, †
F/O Guy Courtney Conran,
Sgt Bernard Kay,
Sgt Sidney David Swindale,
Sgt John Alfred Tracey.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0343 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
N2843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Texel Island
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 2335LT on July 6 on an operation to Münster. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Do.215 and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Morgan Evans, †
Sgt Arthur George Oliver, air gunner, †
Sgt Fred Cecil Pocock, †
P/O John Edwin Mackenzie Steeds, †
Sgt Albert Edwin Varnsverry, †
Sgt Angus MacAskill.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5456
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:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2245LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Angus Bruce Baird,
Sgt Samuel Edward Bird,
F/Sgt Joseph Nowill Lister,
Sgt Archibald Sinclair Rowan,
P/O Joseph Henry Walls.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Saint-Laureins: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Saint-Laureins
East 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 2330LT on June 26 on an operation to Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Laureins, near the border with the Netherlands. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Samuel Clover,
P/O Kenneth Frederick Glock, pilot,
P/O Wallace Geoffrey Green, observer,
P/O David Wilson Horrocks,
S/gt Ticwyn Morris, air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Charles Page.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Meerlo
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
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 2340LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Meerlo. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Frederick Payne, pilot,
Sgt Martin Strahan Soames, pilot,
P/O Leslie John Moore, observer,
Sgt Gordon Leslie Tompson, wireless operator,
Sgt Noel Sydney Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric William Tyler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hellevoetsluis

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0121 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1323
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Hellevoetsluis
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
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 2340LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crash landed on a sand bank off Hellevoetsluis. All six occupants became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Alexander Stephen Abernethy,
F/Sgt Robert Alldrick,
Sgt Allan Frank Potter,
S/L Mark Evelyn Redgrave,
Sgt Philip Rockingham,
Sgt G. Rofe.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Alconbury: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1438
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:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0015LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following morning, it crashed on approach. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Edric Arthur Bernel Beadman, pilot,
F/Sgt Patrick Dickson Sargent, pilot,
Sgt Allan Fenwick Hicks, observer,
Sgt Raymond William Body, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard David Dougherty, wireless operator,
Sgt R. Hillebrandt.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Essen: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1167
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
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 2210LT on May 15 on an operation to Hanover. Over Essen, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Altendorf, in the suburb of Essen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Ernest Moore, pilot, †
P/O Dixon Frederick Raeside Whyte, pilot, †
F/Sgt Leslie John Kennard, observer, †
Sgt Ivan John Adey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Richmond Meech, wireless operator, †
Sgt Percy Addison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1941 at 0249 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1461
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 2230LT on May 11 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Denis Chappell, pilot,
F/Sgt Eugene Michael Mulligan, observer,
Sgt John Albion Harris,
Sgt John Edward Hodges, wireless operator,
Sgt John David Campbell Long,
Sgt Frederick Tom Luscombe.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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