Honington AFB

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X3469

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2322LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Flying over Belgium, the port engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in Retie. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Alfred John Langton, pilot,
F/Sgt Graham Trevor Welsh,
Sgt John Haworth,
Sgt John Johnson,
Sgt Kenneth Richard Pexman, air gunner. †

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Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942

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X3276

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2304LT on May 17 on an operation to Boulogne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Nicholas Wanostrocht,
Sgt Raymond Colvin,
Sgt Robin Jack Fraser,
Sgt Matthew Bates,
Sgt Peter John Lascelles Hoyle.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Nakskov: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 0221 LT

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Z1615

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2304LT on a Gerdening operation. While passing over the area of Nakskov at a height of about 60 metres, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and ditched into the sea off Nakskov. The air gunner was killed while four other occupants were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Richards, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Bell,
Sgt Percy Gaum,
P/O John Simpson,
Sgt Albert Gruchy, air gunner. †

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Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Rostock: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942

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X3369

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Plain, Valley

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Honington - Honington

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Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2229LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rostock. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Livingstone Hopkins Elliott, pilot,
F/O Henry John Bullock, observer,
Sgt James Douglas Cameron, wireless operator,
F/O Leonard Manley Blain, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Reid Waterston, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Holbøl: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942 at 0156 LT

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X3716

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2307LT on April 28 on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Holbøl, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Raymond Silver, pilot,
Sgt George Kellock Sampson, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Keith Ayres, observer,
Sgt Kenneth William Stevens, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Richard Harrison, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred William Mount, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1942

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X3226

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2230LT on an operation to Rostock. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crash ed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L Douglas Holbrook Holmes,
Sgt Philip William Clement Flannery,
F/Sgt William Burns Richmond,
F/Sgt James North,
F/Sgt Richard Ballantyne,
F/Sgt Walter Lock.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Nispen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1942 at 0230 LT

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X3638

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2219LT on April 22 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over the Netherlands and approaching the Belgian border, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Nispen. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Owen Cicero Charles Barnes, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Harvey Armstrong, pilot, †
Sgt R., P. Williams, flight engineer,
P/O Henry Brener, observer, †
Sgt Joseph Patrick McCrossan, wireless operator,
Sgt D. R. F. Wellock, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Dormagen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1942 at 0050 LT

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X3358

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Honington - Honington

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Dormagen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2223LT on April 22 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dormagen. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alan Maurice Hale, pilot,
P/O Henry Alfred Schumm, observer, †
Sgt Laurie Arthur Green,
Sgt Hugh John Lawrie,
Sgt William George Victor McKie,
Sgt Harol Arthur Rains.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Sapiston: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X3759

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