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

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1942 at 0126 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X3339
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Geldern
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2314LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it collided with another RAF Wellington registered DV699. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed in Geldern, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Edward Arthur Smith, pilot,
Sgt Guy Hesketh Chamberlin, pilot,
F/O Alexander Klinniburgh, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Buchanan, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert McCrae, air gunner,
P/O Dudley Ellis, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1942 at 0126 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV699
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
Location:
Geldern
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2308LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. After passing the Dutch/German border, it collided with another RAF Wellington registered X3339. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed in Geldern. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Walter McDonald Morison, pilot,
Sgt William Lyall Edmond Traquair, observer, †
Sgt Ernest Desmond Walters, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Edward Pringle Grieve, air gunner, †
Sgt John Harry Coxon, air gunner. †
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