Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Rackheath: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1941 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9747
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
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2228LT on an operation to Hannover. Due to severe turbulence and partial instrument failure, the crew decided to divert to RAF Rackheath then four crew members bailed out. On final approach to RAF Rackheath, the airplane went out of control and crashed less than 2 km from the airfield. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
P/O George James Leonard Crabb, pilot, †
P/O John Arthur Maxwell, pilot, †
P/O T. G. Cottier,
P/O G. F. Jacobsen,
Sgt T. P. Hoult,
Sgt G. M. Siddall.
Probable cause:
Severe turbulence and instrument failure.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1726
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:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1126LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Ronald Barton, †
P/O Morrisson Jolly, †
P/O Louis Phillip Kolitz, †
Sgt Anthony Cade Moss, †
Sgt William Lloyd Jacobsen,
Sgt J. D. Knott.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8788
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 2239LT on July 21 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Snaaskerke. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Lachlan Johnston, pilot,
Sgt Frank Stubbington Payne, pilot,
Sgt Richard Stanley Saunders, observer,
Sgt Howard Tucker, wireless operator,
Sgt Hubert Vernon, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard William O'Hara, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1222
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 2301LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Nederweert. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Palmer, pilot,
F/Sgt Neil Caldwell Cook, pilot,
Sgt William James Howard Hartry, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Patrick Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Thomson McDonald, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Fullard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1536
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 airplane departed RAF Marham at 2315LT on July 15 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Roggel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Leslie William Parfitt, pilot,
F/Lt John Stokes, pilot,
Sgt John Harold Storey, observer,
Sgt Albert Glover, wireless operator,
Sgt Fred Wood, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry David Patrick Dyer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Onderdijk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941 at 0028 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1502
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:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF RAF Marham at 2303LT on July 13 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Onderdijk. The pilot was killed and five other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Birkett Tipper, pilot, †
Sgt Geoffrey Thomas Buckingham,
Sgt Michael Gerard Dunne,
Sgt Thomas William Olivier,
Sgt William James Reid,
Sgt Mark Buckeridge Wallis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1063
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 2326LT on July 6 on an operation to Münster. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Oswald Arthur Matthews, pilot,
Sgt James Walter Bent, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Stanley Rutherford Edwards,
Sgt Kenneth George MaCleay,
Sgt Albert Webster, wireless operator,
Sgt William Alexander Strachan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Deinstedt: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1509
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:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2306LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Deinstedt. All six crew members bailed out and became PoW. The air gunner died the following day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt James Vivian Gill, air gunner, †
Sgt Frank Leonard Davidson,
Sgt Edward Alfred Gibbs,
P/O Wilfred Hetherington,
P/O Sydney William Wild,
P/O Allan Frank McSweyn.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Hamburg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5459
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 airplane departed RAF Marham at 2314LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching Hamburg, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Altenwerder, southwest of Hamburg, All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Jack Alexander James Bailey, pilot,
P/O George Walter Tetlow, pilot,
P/O John Henry Purser, observer,
Sgt Frederick Robert Nichols, wireless operator,
Sgt Elton Talbot Panes, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond Marshall Gray, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2806
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 2250LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. It was slot without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Francis Egerton Bryant, pilot,
Sgt Allan Ernest Ross Barton,
P/O Ernest Edward Ellner, observer,
Sgt John Johnstone Jordan, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Charles Smallbone, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Robson Marshall, air gunner.