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Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Bawdeswell: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8583
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2355LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Damaged by enemy action , the crew was able to return to England. The airplane stalled and crashed while trying to make a single engine landing at Manor Farm. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Robert Juljusz Hirszbandt, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Zyqmont Wieliczko, pilot,
F/O Zbigniew Szela, observer,
Sgt Bronisław Wladysław Sedzimir, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Ulicki, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Zawistowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after being badly shot about by enemy fire.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4137
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4063 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ben Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Stephen Harry Robinson, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4063
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4137 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Mcleod Craik, pilot,
Sgt Everard Howard Hawken, pilot.