Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF East Wretham: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1941 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2959
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1625LT on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed for unknown reasons three miles from RAF East Wretham. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Austin Watson, pilot,
Sgt Philip Leslie Gurd, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Rowland Carter, observer,
Sgt Stanley Heelis Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt John Mortimer McKenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ranulph Paul Manwaring, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lauwersoog: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1099
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at the end of the afternoon on an operation to Emden. In the late evening, while cruising along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Lauwersoog. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Buckby,
F/Sgt Francis Charles Harrison-Smith,
Sgt Bryan Dominic Meagher, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel McCready,
Sgt Eric Henry James Painter,
Sgt Douglas Victor Sizmur.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Boston

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1941 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1144
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1830LT on an operation to Emden. While returning to base in the late evening, it was abandoned by its crew, low on fuel and with engines misfiring. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Giddens,
Sgt Truscott,
Sgt Smith,
Sgt O'Grady,
Sgt Davy,
Sgt Rains.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8942
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Essen. In the evening, while passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Zuidland. A crew survived and became PoW while five others were killed.
Crew:
W/O Lawrence Beresford Hamilton Hope,
Sgt John Stephen Wilson, pilot, †
P/O Ralph Owen Foster, pilot, †
P/O Robert Leslie Owen Ryder, observer, †
Sgt James Henry Reid, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sir Charles Thomas Hewitt Mappin, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9977
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in IJzevoorde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Sidney Nunn, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Young Wyllie, pilot,
Sgt Richard Dundas, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Edison Elliott, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alfred Hubert Harrison, wireless operator,
Sgt William Massey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Schaephuysen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9628
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the afternoon on an operation to Essen. In the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Schaephuysen. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond James Rugg, air gunner, †
Sgt George Mcara Thain, air gunner, †
Sgt Leslie George Eggar,
Sgt Wallis Frederick French,
Sgt Laurence Clifford Howe,
Sgt Kenneth Martin Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Haastrecht: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8985
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2010LT on 'Rover' patrol mission with Münster as its objective. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Haastrecht. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew Harry Theodore Cook, †
Sgt Alan McKillop, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Anthony Thomson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Charles Crease,
Sgt John Howard Derek Howes,
Sgt John Leslie Ledsham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0121 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9976
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of November 7 on an operation to Berlin. The following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Soarremoarre. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John William Black, pilot,
Sgt Trevor Hedley Gray, pilot,
P/O Eric Lloyd, observer,
F/Sgt Leslie Cyril Green, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Dennis Thompson, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Thomas Black, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Bergen aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8903
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2005LT on a 'Rover' patrol operation. While returning to base the following night, it is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Ernest Brown,
Sgt Mervyn Wyndham Cullerne,
Sgt Sidney Dennis Colley Gray,
Sgt Eric Ivor Llewellyn Grego,
Sgt William Francis Philip Sellers,
Sgt Richard Frank Whitton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Werdohl: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9951
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Germany at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Werdohl. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Cuthbert Mckechnie Gibson, †
F/Lt W. R. Methven,
Sgt Thomas Patrick Duffy,
Sgt Albert Bernard Frisby,
Sgt Richard Pattinson,
P/O Donald Arthur Webster.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.