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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lowestoft

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8891
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1825LT on October 20 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched in the North sea, coming down off Lowestoft. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt F. B. Morgan,
Sgt D. A. Macauley,
P/O R. E. Wagstaff,
Sgt H. F. Price,
Sgt J. H. Cline,
Sgt J. K. Bartlett.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Lowestoft: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0258 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W7433
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1900LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following night and approaching the British coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 40 miles northeast of Lowestoft. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Alexander Fletcher, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Edward Coyle, pilot,
Sgt James Tucker, flight engineer,
F/O William Henry John Thompson, observer,
Sgt Albert Edward Burrows, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Henry Mansfield, air gunner,
Sgt Hugh John Walker, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lowestoft: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941 at 0058 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2900
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2057LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. During the course of the next five hours, a number of w/t signals were received, the last being at 0058LTZ when SOS was heard. At this stage, the bomber was plotted 30 miles off Lowestoft. It is believed that the bomber crashed into the sea but no trace of it nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Weldon Baker,
Sgt George Gibb,
Sgt Harry Franklin Hurt,
Sgt John Ernest Johnson,
Sgt John William Nightingarl,
Sgt Robert Donald Cowan Stark.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Lowestoft: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1941 at 1220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2435
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Horsham St Faith in Norwich at 1020LT on an operation to Germany. On return, and while crossing the East Anglia coast at 1220LT, the crew failed to give any recognition signals and the Blenheim was promptly engaged by AA fire from naval ships. Shortly afterwards the tail assembly broke away and the bomber dived into a field 250 yards from the police house at Oulton, 2 miles west-northwest of Lowestoft. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Guy Jerrold Menzies, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Jones Bonney, observer,
Sgt Roy Tribick, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by British AA fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lowestoft: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1940 at 0246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3282
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1820LT on October 1st on an operation to Berlin. While returning to its base at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Lowestoft. All six crew members were killed and no bodies were recovered.
Crew:
F/Lt Charles Douglas Fox,
Sgt Donald Bannerman Fleming,
Sgt Charles Hugh Le Blanc Newbery,
Sgt John Devine Robertson,
Sgt Reginald Philip Sweett,
Sgt Ronald Edwin Thompson.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Lowestoft

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P4290
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. It was ditched off Lowestoft after running out of fuel. The crew were saved, uninjured, by a passing patrol vessel.
Crew:
P/O D. Romans,
P/O A. R. Kerr,
Sgt H. Logan,
Sgt Simons.
Probable cause:
Ditched after running out of fuel.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Lowestoft: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940 at 0020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3574
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2205LT on 19 August to attack Antwerp. While returning to his base, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane off Lowestoft. A crew was drowned and two others were rescued.
Crew:
P/O N. H. Bicknell,
Sgt U. S. Gingell,
Sgt John Henry George.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Lowestoft: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1940 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+??
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vitry-en-Artois on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Lowestoft. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw E. Knobloch, pilot,
Lt O. Kliffken, observer,
Gfr H. Fricke,
Gfr H. Keil,
Fw M. Eiblmeier.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.