Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Thorney Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2803
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2118LT on December 18 on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, it ditched in the sea off Thorney Island. The pilot was killed and five other crew members were rescued.
Crew:
S/L Charles John Scott Dickins, pilot, †
P/O J. E. H. Marshall,
P/O P. I. W. Pemberton,
Sgt C. J. Fry,
Sgt C. T. S. Maunsell,
Sgt J. S. Gale.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Newmarket: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1940 at 2128 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1333
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2128LT to attack the Pirelli factory in Milan. Just after liftoff, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Glencairn Sholto Ogilvie, pilot,
P/O Arthur Patnell Pritchard, pilot,
Sgt Rupert James Bowden, observer,
Sgt Cliff Hendy, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt George T. Lea, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Edwin Herbert Boast, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Rye

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940 at 0100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2461
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of December 16 on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, it crash landed for unknown reasons in Rye, Essex. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt C. F. Muller +5.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Greese

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2501
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of December 4 on an operation to Düsseldorf. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in a field in Greese. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt R. E. Bush,
P/O Hardie Grosvenor De Forest,
Sgt John Gage,
P/O John Ray Hoppe,
F/O Frank Harvey Vivian,
Sgt Carl Henry Charles Wright.

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

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1176
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of November 25 on an operation to Kiel. While flying at night, it probably crashed into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew.
P/O Robert George Gordon Malben Marsden,
F/Sgt Frank Swatton,
Sgt James Arthur Bowler,
Sgt William Raltray Allan Dick,
Sgt Alistair MacNab,
Sgt Raymond William Powell.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hampton

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1940 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3167
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of November 13 on an operation over Germany. While returning to base at night, it ran out of fuel and crashed near Hampton. The crew abandoned the aircraft and was rescued. Two crew were slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt S. R. Andrews,
Sgt W. R. A. Dick,
Sgt F. Swatton,
Sgt J. A. Bowler,
Sgt R. W. Powell,
Sgt A. McNab.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Hastings

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1940 at 0345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2767
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of November 8 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to his base the following night, the crew ditched the airplane off Hastings. A crew was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. N. Goodall,
Sgt E. A. Fletcher,
F/O A. W. Belbin,
Sgt A. N. Goodall,
Sgt L. Mitchell,
Sgt W. Allmark.

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

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1940 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3289
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket in the evening of November 6 on an operation to The Ruhr. While returning to its base at night, the airplane was shot down and crashed into the sea some 150 yards off Felixstowe. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/L Ronald Watcyn Jones, pilot,
F/O Alwyn Oswald Laurence Stevens, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Daniel McColgan Canning, observer,
Sgt Herbert Charles Westley, wireless operator,
P/O Maurice Lowden Gauntlett, air gunner,
Sgt James Fraser.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Tynemouth

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940 at 0800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4151
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
MSN:
1844
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1910LT on November 5 on a bombing mission over Milan. While returning to his base on the next morning, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Due to the lack of visibility and thunderstorm activity, the crew lost his bearings and was unable to fix his exact position. The reduced his altitude and ditched the airplane some 10 miles off Tynemouth. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft sank.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt D. H. Gilbert, pilot,
P/O Hayden Hugh Miller, pilot,
Sgt Thorpe, observer,
Sgt Hurlston, wireless operator,
Sgt Bingham, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2546
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket on the evening of October 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in hilly terrain in Otterburn. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
P/O Eric Stewart Isaacson Hallows,
Sgt L. S. Hills,
F/L K. T. A. Harvey,
Sgt Fortier,
P/O Womack,
Sgt Peach.