Feltwell AFB

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R1369

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2220LT on July 24 on an operation to Kiel. Flying along the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off the Frisian Islands. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Ellsworth Drake, observer, †
Sgt Frederick Louis Green, pilot, †
Sgt Cyril Duncan Lynch, †
Sgt Harry Ponsonby Lynch, air gunner, †
Sgt Lawrence William Collins,
Sgt M. Dickinson Hennessy.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941

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N2854

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Brest. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in The Channel.
Crew:
Sgt Rodney Patrick Carling,
Sgt Robert Samuel Carson Craig,
Sgt William Owen,
Sgt Donald Frederick Streeter,
Sgt Reginald James Turner,
Sgt Graham Stuart Walker.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0340 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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N2784

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2255LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered heavy rain upon arrival and the airplane crashed 800 yards from the Q site at Brandon, southeast of the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stuart William Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Richard Rishworth, pilot,
Sgt William Frederick Archer, observer,
Sgt Hugh Wright Hardie, wireless operator,
Sgt James Murray Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt S. D. Lane.

Probable cause:

Heavy rain was a contributory factor in the cause of this accident.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0131 LT

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R1624

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2300LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Bocholt. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Gordon David Osborne, pilot,
Sgt Henry Edmund Robinson, observer,
Sgt Clement Peter Blackburn, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Walford Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Coodon Caesar, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941

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R3171

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Ewen Ernest Fotheringham, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Harold Campbell Roberts, observer,
Sgt Sydney Allan Dyer,
Sgt Phillip Edgar Hare,
Sgt Eric Vincent Keiran Higgins,
Sgt Douglas Malcolm MacKinnon.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Corton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941

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X9634

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of July 13 on an operation to Bremen. While climbing on course on crossing the east coast at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the starboard engine failed. The pilot immediately turned about but was unable to prevent the airplane to crash into the sea off Corton. Four crew members were killed and both pilots were injured and rescued some two hours later.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Paul Clarkson, †
Sgt Ernest Fox, †
P/O John Trelawney Leacock, †
Sgt Frederick Joseph Edward Price, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. T. Minikin,
Sgt L. Gilding.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0008 LT

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R1589

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0001LT on an operation to Essen. While climbing, the crew encountered technical problems with the instruments and elected to return. Seven minutes after takeoff, the airplane crashed near the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt William Joseph Harry Hoskins, pilot, †
Sgt John Cecil Brandon Irwin, pilot, †
F/Sgt Evan David Evans, observer, †
Sgt Philip Herbert Reay, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Simeon Sparkes, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. J. Partridge, air gunner.

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The accident was attributed to instrument failure.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941

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W5621

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of July 3 on an operation to Essen. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Wesley Greening,
Sgt Roydon Horatio Hartstone,
Sgt Richard Edward Haycock,
Sgt Harold Jones,
Sgt John Ross Nation,
Sgt Ian Laurie Reid.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941

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R1794

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