Swinderby AFB

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R1026

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2158LT on June 22 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, the starboard engine caught fire, causing the propeller to fell off. Control was lost and the airplane crashed near Winkburn. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Czeslaw Tegowski, †
P/O Stanisław Pietruszka, †
Sgt Z. S. I. Poplawski,
F/O H. Sawlewicz,
Sgt F. Francisziek,
Sgt M. D. I. Grzymski.

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Engine failure and loss of propeller in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0234 LT

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R1365

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The airplane departed RA Swinderby at 2224LT on June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. The entire crew was killed.
Crew:
P/O J. Krassowski,
Sgt R. Boukowski,
F/O K. Bernas,
Sgt S. Franaszezuk,
Sgt M. Manasiak,
Sgt A. Wagner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0158 LT

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W5665

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2202LT on June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. Four crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jozef Domanski, pilot, †
Sgt Piotr Ryszard Bankowski, air gunner, †
Sgt W Sieczka, †
Sgt W Paleniczek, †
Sgt Stanisław Jan Winek,
P/O Wiktor Cebrzynski.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Swinderby

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0205 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R1348

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2307LT on June 12 on an operation to Osnabrück. While returning to base the following night, it overshot and crashed, colliding with a Wellington that had landed some 34 minutes earlier. All six crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
F/O Pozyczka,
P/O Plawski,
F/O Voelmagel,
Sgt K. Brzozowski,
Sgt Pchalek,
Sgt Zuk.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0320 LT

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W5666

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2306LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area, it was hit by enemy fire and later crashed in the North Sea, some 100 km west of Texel. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt L. Chowanski, †
F/Lt Stanisław Tadeusz Sedzik,
P/O Walerian Jerzy Sojka,
W/O Wacław Weinberg,
Sgt Ludwik Maciej,
Sgt Stanisław Josef Kruk-Schuster.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1941

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R1227

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2318LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt T. Bojakowski,
P/O Wladysław Franciszek Brzozowski,
F/O S. Rewkowski,
Sgt A. Lipecki,
Sgt K. Golebiowski,
F/O I. Dudek.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Swinderby

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1941 at 2155 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R1619

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swinderby. For unknown reasons, it landed hard on its starboard undercarriage, crashed and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
F/L S. M. Krzystiniak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Swinderby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1941

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L7874

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The crew departed RAF Swinderby on a local training exercise. Shortly after take, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (301st Squadron):
F/O Jozef Korycinski,
Sgt Kazimierz Lenczowski,
Sgt Bernard Chrzanowski.

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It is believed that the aircraft stalled due to a premature retraction of the flaps.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Wellingore: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1941 at 0135 LT

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