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

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1940 at 0220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7808
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham in the evening of September 11 on an operation to Ostend. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the central railway station. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Richard Guy Allen, pilot,
P/O Charles Theodore Dufton, pilot,
Sgt Eric James, observer,
Sgt James Ward Johnstone, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Ernest Matthews, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Walter Noakes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1940 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3202
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2124LT on August 2 on a bombing mission over Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Rottumeroog Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Torrance Gerry, pilot,
P/O Ronald William Pryor, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard James Ruffell-Hazell,
Sgt Jack Millen Croft, air gunner,
P/O Sidney John Scott Wilde, air gunner,
Sgt James Dempsey, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of Vickers 408 Wellington IA

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9227
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham on a bombing mission over Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Klein-Henstedt. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Henry Clement Hunkin, pilot,
P/O Joseph Barker, pilot,
Sgt G. Clark, observer,
Sgt H. Dickson, air gunner,
Sgt James John MacGregor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alfred George Stanley Colley, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2953
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2224LT on June 14 on a bombing mission over Leverkusen. In the early hours of June 15, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Verdun, possibly after being shot down by enemy fire. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Lionel Austin Morris, †
Sgt W. Stevens,
Sgt N. Packer,
Sgt J. D. Foulser,
Sgt Reginald James Baghurst, †
P/O J. E. A. Foster.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3162
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Sho0t down by enemy fire and crashed in Veurne, some 20 km east from Dunkirk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Vivian Allen William Rosewarne, pilot,
P/O Roy Baynes, pilot,
Sgt John Knight, observer,
Sgt Dennis Douglas George Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 James C. Adams, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Dolan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Le Havre: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1940 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3152
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Marham at 2115LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Dinant. While approaching Le Havre, the bomber went out of control and crashed for unknown reason. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
P/O Douglas W. W. Morris, pilot,
Sgt Francis Williams, pilot,
Sgt Francis A. G. Lowe, observer,
LAC Harold G. Griffin, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Thomas Kennedy, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Allen Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Poix-Terron

Date & Time: May 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9297
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Marham at 2115LT on May 21 to attack enemy positions in the region of Dinant. While flying over north of France, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a pasture located in Poix-Terron, Ardennes, after the airplane was hot by enemy fire. The aircraft was damaged beyond repaira and all six occupants became PoW.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/O D. F. Laslett,
P/O G. T. Dodgshun,
Sgt W. L. Flower,
AC1 H. D. Glendinning,
AC1 L. W. Ludlam,
P/O J. Whilton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9298
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 2345LT on May 20, to bomb enemy positions in the Cambrai, Saint-Quentin and Le Cateau-Cambrésis triangle. While overflying the combat area, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a field. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/S Leonard G. Moores, pilot,
Sgt Alfred H. Hooper, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth W. Hughes, observer,
AC1 John T. Packer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Gerard E. Flanigan, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Douglas Duggan, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA in Plainville: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9229
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 2335LT on May 15 on a bombing mission over Duisburg. While cruising at night, the bomber went out of control and crashed in a field located in Plainville. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/O Herbert Perstyl Evans, pilot,
F/Lt Alec Edward Pringle, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Russell Kirkham, navigator,
Cpl Roger Colin John Pilgrim, wireless operator and air gunner,
Cpl Reginald Frederick Fallows, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 1, 1940 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3154
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
250
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 1825LT on a bombing mission to Stavanger. While returning to his base at night, the crew thought he was over the flat East Anglia. Flying at an insufficient height, the bomber impacted the slope of a small hill and crashed near Thorgill. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew (115th Squadron):
F/O Augustus Rodney Gibbes, pilot,
F/O Edward Joseph Taylor Clarke, pilot, †
P/O John Marshman, air gunner, †
Sgt Lionel Miller Petersen, observer,
LAC Gerald Cecil William Stone, wireless operator,
AC1 Thomas Braidwood Moir, rear gunner.