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

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9834
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 on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Holsthum, on the River Prüm. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Bennett Megarry Smyth, pilot, †
P/O Kenneth Edward Algar Savage, observer, †
Sgt Howard Clive Mcliesh Haselden, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jeffrey Walter Reid,
Sgt W. J. Smith,
Sgt A. H. Heard.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Marham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9923
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1950LT on September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning from operation the following night, it diverted to RAF Marham where it crashed on approach. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur John Witherington, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth William Charlton Clark, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. H. Morgan,
Sgt E. I. Grego,
Sgt Cobley,
Sgt Hudson.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barsbüttel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9759
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:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Barsbüttel, east of Hamburg. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Henry Ryder Hawkins, pilot, †
P/O Hugh Maclachlan Aitrchison, observer, †
Sgt John Gifford Foulkes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Derek Richard Fawcett, air gunner, †
W/O Robert Boswell Blakeway,
Sgt W. E. Mullins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Bockhorn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 0033 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3205
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:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Bockhorn, south of Wilhelmshaven. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Gordon Sloman, pilot, †
Sgt James Allen Ward, pilot, †
Sgt Robert William Toller, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Hutley Toothill, air gunner, †
Sgt Lloyd Elroy Peterson,
Sgt Harold Cook Watson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Feltwell

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1792
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 2215LT on an operation to Brest. The pilot throttled back too soon at takeoff, causing the bomber to sink back on the ground. There were no injuries among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt S. D. G. Gray +5.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

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

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1038
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 September 11 on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace. Believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Aubyn Tomlinson, pilot,
Sgt Derek Frederick Dunlop,
F/Sgt Talfryn Barton Hopkins,
Sgt Maurice Wyndham Stuart McVety,
Sgt Keith Vernon Dudley Roe,
Sgt Norman Tweedie.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8794
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 2110LT on September 6 on an operation to Hüls. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace. Maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Noel John Lake, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Allison Clark, pilot,
Sgt Robert Keith Hutt, observer,
Sgt Hugh Miller Elder, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey William Richardson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Alexander Brooks, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1941 at 2345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9767
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 on an operation to Hüls. Shortly before midnight, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Haarlo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O James Edward Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Peter Simpson Dickson Johnston, pilot,
Sgt Robert Michael Minchin, observer,
Sgt Wilfred Bearne, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt William John Barker, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5434
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 2025LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor visibility. Flying too low, the bomber collided with a house and crashed in Bar Lane, Stapleford. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lindsay Thomas Hutchison, pilot,
Sgt Forbes McNeill, pilot,
Sgt Francis Kenneth Crossley, observer,
F/Sgt Lloyd Theodore Lawson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Augustin Charles Turgeon, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Enright Soles, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Saint-Omer

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 0555 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8704
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:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2225LT on August 6 on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Saint-Omer in the early morning of the following day. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Basil Cleaver,
Sgt Norman Charles Davies,
Sgt Eric Lloyd,
Sgt Raymond Parish,
Sgt Michael Picton Whitworth,
Sgt D. McCraig.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.