Lindholme AFB

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W5374

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1732LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Sibbertoft, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eugeniusz Jerzy Baracz,
F/O Czeslaw S. Golacki,
Sgt Szeregowiec Zdzisław Kurowski,
Cpt Alfons Antoni Szymon Nowak,
Sgt Henryk Rozpara,
P/O Jan Siwiec.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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W5560

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1710LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It returned early with failing engines, but was ordered to divert to RAF Lindholme. While approaching the runway, the Wellington crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt L. S. Mather,
Sgt R. N. Lonergan,
Sgt A. R. Skuthorpe,
Sgt G. A. Tilley,
Sgt P. J. Campbell,
Sgt Dodds.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941 at 2115 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Z8427

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1759LT on an operation to Ostend. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed at 2115LT at Crowtree Farm while in the airbase circuit, due to a faulty altimeter setting, which led the pilot to think he had 500 feet to go before landing. Four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. Gusowski,
Sgt M. Lembrych,
F/O K. Gebik,
Sgt K. Gorny,
Sgt M. Gora,
Sgt B. Zwiewka.

Probable cause:

Wrong altimeter setting on approach to base.

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

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941 at 1905 LT

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R1064

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1657LT on an operation to Ostend. At 1905LT, while returning to base, the crew was calling for assistance when the airplane crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jan Blazejewski,
Sgt Bogusław Golabek,
F/O Jan Komlacz, observer,
F/O M. Szczodrowski,
Sgt K. Suwalski,
Sgt H. Rutkowski.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Great Yarmouth

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2225 LT

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X3164

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1638LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the late evening, one of the engine failed. The airplane ditched in the sea some 20 miles east of Great Yarmouth. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O J. Zajac,
Sgt Garstka,
P/O Maczynski,
Sgt Strzyzewski,
F/O Klewicz,
Sgt Pokrzywa.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Cromer: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941 at 2210 LT

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W5720

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1755LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it suffered an engine failure and ditched in the sea some 12 miles off Cromer. A crew was killed and five others were rescued.
Crew:
F/O S. Stenocki, †
P/O E. A. Ladro,
P/O T. S. Skarzynski,
F/O Z. B. Sokolowski,
P/O T. Krzywon,
P/O L. K. Assmann.

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Failure of the port engine while approaching the British coast at night.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941

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N2852

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1812LT on an operation to Emden. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Heligoland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Adam Edward Gisman,
Sgt Mikolaj Zykow,
P/O S. J. Borzecki,
Sgt H. Plis,
Sgt R. Klimiuk,
Sgt W. Adamik.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941 at 2110 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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W5591

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Ferry

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Binbrook - Lindholme

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The crew departed RAF Binbrook on a transit flight to RAF Lindholme after Marconi had modified the radio equipment. On approach to RAF Lindholme, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. A crew was injured.
Crew:
Sgt W. Maka,
Sgt Z. Jedrzejczak,
Sgt Z. Mochnacki,
Sgt W. Stanowski.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

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W5579

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