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

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2466
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2325LT on December 11 on an operation to Mannheim. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere into the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey William Hartland,
Sgt Harry Leonard Ralls,
Sgt Frederick Charles Morton,
Sgt Robert Winterbottom,
Sgt Jack Swain,
Sgt Laurence William Scott.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC on Mt Cefn yr Ystrad: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1940 at 0312 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Mt Cefn yr Ystrad
Glamorgan
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1715LT on December 8 on an operation to Bordeaux. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and got lost. Believing flying over East Anglia, the pilot initiated the descent to RAF Marham when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Cefn yr Ystrad located about 7 km northwest of Rhymney, Wales. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Albert Tindall, pilot,
Sgt David Mills, pilot,
Sgt Hylton Daniel Ellis, observer,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Howard, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Brown, air gunner,
Sgt David Ernest Wallace, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

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

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3213
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Hausbruch
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1858LT in the evening of November 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hausbruch, south of Hamburg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Peter Lupton, pilot,
Sgt Denis Duncan English, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Burrows Lindsay, observer,
Sgt Gordon Russell Fryer, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Harold Potter, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Bernard Guest, air gunner.


Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9286
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Winkel
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2015LT on November 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base at night and flying over the Netherlands, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German DO.17, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Winkel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
Sgt Frederick Albert Core,
Sgt Thomas Walter Gostick,
Sgt Donald Ewart Larkman,
Sgt Malcolm Brian Mott,
Sgt Robert Rodger,
Sgt John Carse Walton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2509
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1850LT in the evening of November 14 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak before reaching the target area and the crew decided to return to base. The airplane finally ditched in the North Sea. Five crew members were rescued while Sgt Edgar Albert Dean drowned.
Crew:
Sgt Edgar Albert Dean, †
Sgt H. T. Morson,
Sgt F. Bury,
Sgt D. H. H. Cleverley,
Sgt R. G. Iles,
Sgt J. Marshall.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1940 at 2339 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7809
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Köhlen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham on a bombing mission over Hamburg. While cruising at night, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in an open field located in Köhlen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (38th Squadron):
F/Lt Eugene George Frederick Chivers, pilot,
Sgt Francis William Davis, pilot,
Sgt John Bretland McConnell, observer,
Sgt William Cosgrove, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Joseph Hughes, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Wallace James, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9287
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Rex Oliver Oxley Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Frederick Green, pilot,
Sgt Francis Patrick O'Regan, observer,
Sgt George Holliday, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Stephens, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Whelpton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Talge: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3292
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Talge
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1937LT on September 30 to bomb marshalling yards in the area of Osnabrück. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a field near Talge. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Neville William Gordon Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Wessels, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Douglas Cameron,
Sgt James George Campbell MacNair,
Sgt Alan Jervis Pennington,
Sgt Harold William Pritchard.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC Near Menslage: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3219
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Menslage
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham in the evening of September 30 on an operation to Leipzig. It was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed in an open field located near Menslage. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Donald Maclean, pilot, †
Sgt Victor Frederick Gammon,
Sgt John Hamilton,
Sgt Gerald Tipping,
Sgt Stanley Alexander Williams,
P/O William Try Mathieson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Talge: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2549
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Talge
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1938LT on September 30 on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Talge. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard George Goldie, pilot, †
Sgt Colin Dowsett, †
Sgt R. P. Mogg,
P/O A. J. J. Steel,
Sgt James Le Blond Robert Walter, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Eric Westwood, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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