Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
The Channel
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 Pocklington at 1153LT on an operation to Brest. It failed to return from operation and was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in The Channel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Colvin Crump,
Sgt John Albert Fawkes,
Sgt Julian Lee Byron Martin,
Sgt Anthony George Lendrum Mitchell,
Sgt Cyril Tatton,
P/O Ronald Victor Trueman.

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

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
W5551
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Ploudaniel
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1130LT on an operation to Brest. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ploudaniel. The crew bailed out except the gunner. Two became Pow and three evaded.
Crew:
F/O Robert George Murray Whigham, air gunner, †
Sgt Melville Hermes Joseph Dalphond,
W/Cdr Peter Alexander Gilchrist,
P/O William Minto Mackay,
Sgt John Shedden Paton,
Sgt Robert Henry Westbury.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Avereest

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941 at 0210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5534
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Avereest
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2230LT on July 14 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Avereest. All six crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Derek Bert Thrower, pilot,
P/O Ronald George Moy Morgan, pilot,
Sgt Victor Rodney Jacob Slaughter, navigator,
Sgt Eric Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt William James Dossetter, air gunner,
Sgt James Norville William Kirk, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Pocklington

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941 at 0745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD910
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Pocklington AFB
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2245LT on July 12 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, it ran out of fuel and crash landed 8 km northeast of RAF Pocklington. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Batchelor,
Sgt Williams,
Sgt Calvert,
Sgt Betts.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Pocklington: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0406 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5490
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Location:
Pocklington AFB
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2240LT on July 6 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following morning with one engine out, the airplane crashed on approach. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Ronald John Fraas, pilot, †
F/Sgt Albert Luckhurst, air gunner, †
P/O W. L. S. O'Brien,
Sgt M. G. A. McKernan,
Sgt T. Brown,
Sgt T. J. Doyle.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 0312 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5522
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
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 Pocklington at 2303LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea, probably between the Dutch coast and the Ordford Ness. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jeffcote Louvain Angell,
F/Sgt Lewis Victor Goode,
Sgt Sidney Norman Harvey,
Sgt William Florence MacGregor,
Sgt Robert Tuck Martin,
P/O Geoffrey Hiram Standeford Pullen.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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