Suffolk

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Z8869

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1911LT on September 28 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a line of trees and exploded at Stone Farm, Great Finborough. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Duncan Broadley, pilot,
Sgt John Sydney Ferguson Watt, pilot,
Sgt John Weir Humphrey, observer,
Sgt Henry Martin, wireless operator,
Sgt John Kenneth Whitfield, wireless operator,
Sgt David Richardson, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Orford: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 0325 LT

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W5384

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2258LT on September 19 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following night with the port engine out, it was ditched into the sea some 8 miles east of Orford Ness. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued.
Crew:
P/O Ian Campbell Burke, †
Sgt Alexander Carstairs, †
Sgt John Graham Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt Trevor Gordon Lister, †
Sgt David John Mackintosh, †
Sgt T. W. Rayment.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Honington

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0445 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R1499

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2014LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It crash landed at 0445LT on return to base, due to a mistaken assumption that the aircraft had run out of petrol. A fire broke out and the Wellington was destroyed. There were no injuries.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. H. Webborn,
Sgt F. Wilmot,
Sgt H. R. Anderson,
P/O F. W. Boyle,
Sgt D. Shepherd,
Sgt J. V. Cassidy.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Stradbroke

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0657 LT

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AE203

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1950LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at Stradbroke. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Flint,
Sgt Combes,
Sgt Jardine,
F/S J. D. Gadsby.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Kirton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0355 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6946

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City

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2238

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2056LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in Rectory Lane in Kirton. A house was badly damaged and a 4 year old girl was slightly injured. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Machell Bozer, pilot,
F/Sgt Seward Terry Modeland, pilot,
P/O Jackson Corwin Nixon, observer,
F/Sgt Lawrence Milbert Bowen, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Frederick Jaggers, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941 at 0248 LT

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R1411

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2028LT on August 31 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Mildenhall. The pilot misjudged his first attempt to land and while making a second circuit, the bomber was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed near the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Scott Eccles, pilot, †
Sgt Donald Hartley Hodge, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Anthony Bower Brodribb, observer, †
Sgt George Edward Boxall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Richard Mallett, wireless operator, †
Sgt C. C. Stevens.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Martlesham Heath: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1941 at 0212 LT

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X9826

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2014LT on August 29 on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, it was probably shot down by an intruder and crashed near RAF Martleham Heath. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was seriously injured. The only survivor died on September 1st from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt John Kemp Murdoch, pilot,
Sgt Francis James McGaw, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Forse, observer,
Sgt William Henry Blades, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John William Boyce, wireless operator,
Sgt Wilfred John Cowell, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Newmarket

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941

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Short S.29 Stirling

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N3666

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