Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Triel-sur-Seine: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3706
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Triel-sur-Seine
Yvelines
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 0027LT on an operation to Gennevilliers. Approaching Paris, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Triel-sur-Seine. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/C Peter George Roland Heath, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred George Thomson, pilot,
F/Lt Wilfred Roland Maitland, navigator,
Sgt Donald Keith Newton Scott, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick George Brown, wireless operator,
F/Lt Percy Arthur Dalton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Hargnies: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1942 at 2351 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3671
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Hargnies
Ardennes
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 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hargnies, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Campbell McGillivray, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Mathieson, pilot,
P/O Denis Hellyer, observer,
P/O Kenneth Vincent Whelan, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Corbett Stevens, air gunner,
P/O Edward Francis Valentine, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Gennevilliers: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1571
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Gennevilliers
Hauts-de-Seine
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2113LT on April 29 on an operation to Gennevilliers. Approaching the target area, it crashed for unknown reasons, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Lawrence Jason Pinion, pilot,
F/O Leslie Noel William Dobson, observer,
Sgt Wilfred Agar, wireless operator,
Sgt William George Sherratt, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Moffat Marnoch Irvine, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3708
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Warboys AFB
Huntingdonshire
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 2115LT on a mine laying operation. On return, the pilot landed at RAF Warboys and ran off the end of the runway. At the time, he was under the impression he had arrived at RAF Wyton, which had a much longer runway. The airplane was not repairable and all six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Lawrence Jason Pinion, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Agar, wireless operator,
Sgt William George Sherratt, wireless operator,
Sgt Davidson,
Sgt Nicholson,
Sgt Quilter.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3485
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 2107LT on a Gardening operation. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Walter Fox,
Sgt Thomas Brian Ainger,
Sgt Timothy John Joseph Lyons,
F/Sgt Cecil Thomas Theobold Brady, wireless operator,
Sgt John Munro,
Sgt Douglas Richard Holland.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Vlissegem: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1942 at 0445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3697
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Vlissegem
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 2315 on April 15 on an operation to Dortmund. Over Belgium, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Vlissegem. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Allan George Griffith, pilot,
Sgt Oliver Raymond East, pilot,
Sgt Roy Charles Edgar Willingham, observer,
Sgt Graham Donald Randall, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Charles Frederick Digby, air gunner,
Sgt Eric George Andrew Stevens, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the North Sea: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7448
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0100LT on an operation to Essen. It was lost over the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
W/O Thomas William Hare, pilot,
F/Sgt Francis Weeks Cooper, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Thompson Horan, flight engineer,
Sgt Augustus Ludwig Brandt, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Taylor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Edward Richard Cyril Oakley, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Reginald William Golder, air gunner,
Sgt George Stephenson, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF Alconbury

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1942 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3333
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Feltwell - Alconbury
Location:
Alconbury AFB
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was ferried from RAF Feltwell to RAF Alconbury where the pilot made an emergency downwind landing. After touchdown, the airplane veered off runway and crashed into a large bank of earth. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt A. C. Shilleto.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Thaxted

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 1955 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8904
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Thaxted
Essex
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 1840LT on an operation to Mannheim. Following engine trouble, the crew decided to return to base and eventually abandoned the airplane that crashed at Parks Farm in Thaxted. A crew was injured.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Ackland,
Sgt P. Hall,
P/O R. F. Davies,
F/Sgt C. T. T. Brady,
Sgt H. Gallagher,
P/O R. M. Greig.
Probable cause:
Engine trouble.

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

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 1936 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9742
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
North Sea
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 1630LT on an operation to Hamburg. At 1936LT, the crew called for help then the airplane disappeared. It is believed that it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Edgar George Broad,
Sgt James Roy Fenwick,
Sgt John Priestley,
Sgt Christopher Donaldson Russell,
Sgt Thomas Hugh Thomas,
Sgt Patrick Joseph Timmons.
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