Norfolk

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew was completing a navigational exercise out from RAF Upwood. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed into the sea off Cromer. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Henry Farley, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Frederick Jeffery, observer, †
Sgt T. F. Heron, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Marham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 0315 LT

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X9923

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1950LT on September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning from operation the following night, it diverted to RAF Marham where it crashed on approach. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur John Witherington, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth William Charlton Clark, wireless operator, †
Sgt G. H. Morgan,
Sgt E. I. Grego,
Sgt Cobley,
Sgt Hudson.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Happisburgh: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 1905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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7T+LK

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Flight

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5247

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The airplane was engaged in an operation to England when it was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the North Sea some 15 km east of Happisburgh. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Oblt Herwig Ritter von Heider, pilot, †
Ofw Karl Ützen, radio operator, †
Sdf Hans Kelch, mechanic,
Gefr Hermann Lesemeister, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IB in North Walsham

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 1515 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6425

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The airplane crash landed at 1515LT at Hall Farm, North Walsham, after hitting the sea during low level bombing practice. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O G. C. Pryor,
Sgt Mills,
Sgt Buckley.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Coltishall: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941 at 0232 LT

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Avro 679 Manchester

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L7383

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Coltishall - Coltishall

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The crew was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Coltishall. As the airplane ran out of fuel, the crew initiated an approach when the airplane crashed on final onto a house located in Westwick, less than 3 km north of the airbase. Five crew members were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew (97th Squadron):
Sgt John Stevens Meighan Warton, pilot, †
P/O D. E. Fox,
F/S Hall,
Sgt F. W. Tewson,
Sgt J. Goldie,
Sgt B. S. Robertson.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident was attributed to the bomber running low of fuel, necessitating an emergency landing.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Feltwell

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941 at 2215 LT

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R1792

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2215LT on an operation to Brest. The pilot throttled back too soon at takeoff, causing the bomber to sink back on the ground. There were no injuries among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt S. D. G. Gray +5.

Probable cause:

Pilot error.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Watton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941 at 1110 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V5463

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Takeoff (climb)

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Watton and took off at 1108LT. Two minutes later, while climbing, it stalled and crashed onto a hangar, bursting into flames. Five occupants were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Frederic Norman Grant, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ronald Edward Hall, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Ernest Ritter, observer, †
Sgt Thomas James Wade Thomas, wireless operator, †
P/O Ernest James Tuckey, observer, †
Cpl E. Clayton.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the airplane stalled after it climbed at a too steep an angle.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Cromer

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941

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AD981

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