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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Zeven: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941 at 0140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1613
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Zeven
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on the evening of July 14 on an operation to Bremen. The following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Zeven. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Jenkins, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Kent, †
P/O James Gordon Crampton,
F/Sgt Ronald Instone,
Sgt Marshall Angus Johnson,
F/Sgt Alfred Ernest Jones.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941 at 0029 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1614
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Stradishall at 2315LT on July 14 on an operation to Bremen. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Victor Kingsley Brown, pilot,
Sgt Maxwell Ritchie Collins,
Sgt Joseph Shield Else,
Sgt Ronald Douglas Hull, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William George Lewis, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Taylor.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2992
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Genk
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2204LT on July 7 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a enemy fire and crashed in Genk. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McAnally, pilot, †
F/O Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, pilot, †
P/O Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, †
Sgt Arthur Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Henry King, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Frederick Roughton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941 at 0411 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1609
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Petten
North Holland
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 Stradishall at 2359LT on June 24 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km southwest of Petten. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Judson Barton,
Sgt John Charles Eric Black,
Sgt Godfrey Allenby Douglas Cotton,
P/O John Dodds-Forrest,
Sgt George Thomas Hunt,
Sgt Godfrey Tegid Jones.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Hartest

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Hartest
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2220LT on June 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it stalled and crashed against trees in Mile End Farm, near Hartest. There was no fire. All six crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
W/Cdr R. B. Jordan,
P/O C., Didsbury,
Sgt W. R. Crofts,
Sgt A. N. Jones
F/O K. J. Falconer,
Sgt G. A. D. Cotton.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1941 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1462
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Norderstedt
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Stradishall in the evening of May 11 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Norderstedt, north of Hamburg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Grahame Toplis, pilot,
Sgt Peter Richard Kenneth Burley, pilot,
Sgt Arnold Walker Gibson, observer,
Sgt Hubert William John Barr, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Livesey, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Webley James, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Woensdrecht

Date & Time: May 10, 1941 at 0253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1447
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Woensdrecht
North Brabant
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 Stradishall at 2226LT on May 9 on an operation to Mannheim. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Woensdrecht. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Baines,
Sgt H. Barnes,
Sgt Hugh Edward Young Gillies,
F/O Marcus Maskell Marsh,
Sgt Bernard Langton Tillotson,
P/O Ivan Kenneth Woddroffe.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Anna Paulowna: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0248 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1226
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Anna Paulowna
North Holland
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 Stradishall at 2210LT on May 8 on an operation to Hamburg. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Anna Paulowna, southeast of Den Helder. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Frank Leslie Herbert Eddison, pilot,
P/O Norman Mervyn Kebbell Kirkcaldie, pilot,
Sgt John Holt, observer,
Sgt Kennedy Tait, wireless operator,
Sgt Arnot Flaws Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Paton, 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: May 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3208
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
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 Stradishall at 2222LT on May 8 on an operation to Hamburg. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Herbert Browell, pilot,
Sgt Robert John Bennett,
Sgt Alan Walter Dean,
Sgt William James Stephen McGregor,
Sgt Maxwell George Robertson,
Sgt John Leslie Smith.

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

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2542
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Kiel
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Stradishall in the evening of April 8 on an operation to Kiel. It was lost without trace, but it is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the target area. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Philip Cusworth, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Matthew Flinders Hitchcock, pilot,
Sgt James Clark Cattell, observer,
Sgt Richard Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Cyril Rowland, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander John McHardy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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