Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9288
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0100LT on a bombing mission over Nieuwpoort. It crashed in unknown circumstances, probably into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O Robert Colin Simmons,
Sgt John McLean,
Sgt Edward Alan Downham,
Sgt Dallas Atack,
Sgt James Bridge.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1940 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7791
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2135LT on May 31 on a bombing mission over Nieuport, Belgium. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Heuringhem, some 6 km southeast of Saint-Omer. Three crew members were killed and two others survived.
Crew:
Crew (37th Squadron):
Sgt James F. Brown, pilot, †
P/O William A. Gray, pilot, †
Sgt J. R. Axford,
LAC E. R. Orland,
P/O Arnold T. Wilson, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7793
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a bombing mission over Courtrai and Brussels when he was forced to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field near Ostend Airport and was damaged beyond repair. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (37th Squadron):
P/O John Stewart Cameron, †
S/L Arthur Roger Glencross, †
Sgt Raymond Cranmer Parkhouse, †
LAC Dear,
AC1 Stanhope.

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

Date & Time: May 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3157
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Feltwell at 2120LT on May 21 on a reconnaissance mission over Dinant. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by Flak and crashed in Kain, north of Tournai. Both pilots were killed while all three other crewmen became PoW.
Crew (75th Squadron):
F/L John Noel Collins, pilot, †
P/O Francis Albert Gabriel Joseph de Labouchere Sparling, copilot, †
Sgt G. Thorpe,
AC1 John Stanley Brooks,
P/O Leonard Phillip Redcliff Hockey.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Stavanger: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9213
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 aircraft departed RAF Feltwell at 1735LT on April 30 to bomb Stavanger. While approaching the Norwegian coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea, killing all six crew members.
Crew (37th Squadron):
S/L Ridley Lewkenor Bradford,
P/O James Douglas Morrison,
Sgt Basil Elles Sharp Knowles,
LAC Philip Andrew Tyler,
Sgt James Thomas Bowen,
LAC Eric William Burnett.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Stavanger: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9215
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Feltwell at 1740LT on April 30 to bomb Stavanger. While approaching the Norwegian coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea, killing all five crew members.
Crew (37th Squadron):
F/O Gerald Victor Gordon,
P/O Talbot Kerr,
Sgt Walter Eddleston,
LAC William Edward Brewster,
AC2 William Aubrey Seymour.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA in Delmenhorst: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1940 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P2515
Flight Phase:
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 aircraft left RAF Feltwell at 2251LT on March 23, bound for Germany on the 'Nickel' Operation. While approaching Bremen by night from the west, the aircraft was shot down by Flak. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a field located in Delmenhorst. The copilot was killed was all five other occupants were injured. The captain died from his injury one week later, on March 31st.
Crew (37th Squadron):
F/O Philip Francis Templeman, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Warren Wilson, pilot, †
Sgt K. R. Say, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC E. Lawson, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 J. A. Burke, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC J. R. Clark, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Borkum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2888
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a patrol mission, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.110. The bomber went out of control and crashed into the sea off Borkum Island. While the captain was seriously injured, all four other crew members were killed.
Crew (on behalf of 37th Squadron):
F/O Peter Arabin Wimberley, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Alfred Sheppard, observer, †
P/O Michael Radcliffe, navigator, †
AC1 Alexander Maxwell Hill, wireless operator and air gunner, †
LAC Alfred William Walter Lane, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA on Borkum Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2936
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0944LT on a reconnaissance mission off the German coast, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The pilot attempted an emergency landing on a sandy beach located on Borkum Island where the aircraft crash landed. Three crewmen were injured and two others were killed.
Crew (37th Squadron):
Sgt Herbert Ruse, pilot,
Sgt Thomas William Holley, observer, †
Sgt Tom K. May, navigator,
Cpl Frederick James Taylor, wireless operator and air gunner, †
LAC. Harry A. Jones, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Schillig: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2935
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The bomber went out of control and crashed into the sea off Schillig. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (on behalf of 37th Squadron):
F/O Arthur Telford Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Alfred John Tilley, observer,
P/O Matthew Infield Drawwater, navigator,
Cpl Wilson Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Leonard Arthur Stock, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.