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

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2967
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
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 Snaith at 1815LT on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Rambach, in the suburb of Wiesbaden. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Phillip Peter Francis Du Pre, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Leslie Bradshaw, pilot,
P/O Gordon Campbell O'Neill, observer,
Sgt Henry Ivison Shipley Aarmes, wireless operator,
Sgt Keith Carter, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Lewis Hunt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Spurn Head

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941 at 0140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9811
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1905LT on September 20 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night and approaching the British coast, it collided with a barrage balloon cable and crash landed on a sand bank in Spurn Head. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Dickenson +5.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a barrage balloon cable.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Kenley

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8815
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2000LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Kenley. All six crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Sgt Dickenson +5.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Levcington

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5722
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2045LT on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, the crew tried to land at RAF Martlesham Heath but was unable to do so due to poor weather conditions over the area. Three crew members bailed out and the pilot made an emergency landing in Levington, on the River Orwell. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt E. R. Nicholson,
Sgt Wiseman,
Sgt D. Sidebotham,
Sgt R. W. Martin,
Sgt J. Smith.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Snaith

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2622
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Snaith. Following a flapless approach, it overshot the runway and crash landed. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
S/L A. B. Olney +5.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Workum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1016
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2145LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak. The starboard engine caught fire and the airplane was ditched in the IJsselmeer off Workum. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Harvey Molyneux Barton, pilot, †
Sgt Cyril Davies,
Sgt Herbert Dodsworth,
Sgt James Douglas Elder,
Sgt Ernest William McConchie,
Sgt John William Whittingham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1394
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2140LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Peter Beckwith,
Sgt James Henry Keen,
Sgt Arthur Robert McEldon,
Sgt Anthony Peter Perry-Keene,
Sgt Derrick Robert Sherwin,
Sgt Stanley Charles Tottle.

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

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5721
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2235LT on August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the village of Schermbeck, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Cairns Anderson, pilot,
P/O Cowen Landreth, pilot,
P/O Alistair Ferguson Bruce, observer,
Sgt Joseph Hagan Bolton, wireless operator,
Sgt William John Culley, wireless operator,
P/O Arthur Wilfred Lambert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Edale: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941 at 0405 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5719
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith in the evening of July 30 on an operation to Cologne. En route, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions and decided to return to base. While flying at low height, the bomber impacted the slope of a hill near Edale. Five crew members were killed and a sixth occupant was seriously injured.
Crew (150th Squadron):
Sgt Percival Harold Charles Parrot, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Arthur Haswell, pilot, †
Sgt Jack Douglas Evelle, observer, †
Sgt Frederick Kenneth Webber, wireless operator , †
Sgt Dennis Aloysius Monk, air gunner, †
Sgt Earl Tilley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Wedel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1495
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2215LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wedel, about 20 km northwest of Hamburg. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Bethridge-Topp, pilot, †
Sgt Alan Richard Harris, pilot, †
P/O Keith Fereday Glenn, observer, †
Sgt Robert Alfred Galbraith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Ronald Norman, wireless operator, †
P/O Kenneth Charles Edwards.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.