Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1210
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1822LT on October 20 on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Edwards Parker, pilot,
Sgt James Forrest,
F/Sgt John Frederick Gauley, observer,
F/Sgt Edwin Leslie Phillips,
Sgt Leonard Walter Shearing, wireless operator,
Sgt Bryan Robert Thomas, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941 at 2110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5591
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Binbrook on a transit flight to RAF Lindholme after Marconi had modified the radio equipment. On approach to RAF Lindholme, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. A crew was injured.
Crew:
Sgt W. Maka,
Sgt Z. Jedrzejczak,
Sgt Z. Mochnacki,
Sgt W. Stanowski.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Mannheim

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5552
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook on an operation to Nuremberg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Mannheim. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Cass,
Sgt Kenneth Allan Cometti,
Sgt Charles Bernard Elsdon,
Sgt Douglas Clair Jackson,
Sgt Clifford Westley Lewis,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Pett.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Haamstede: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5379
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0020LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base with one engine inoperative, it crashed near the lighthouse at Haamstede. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas William Drummond Faint, pilot, †
P/O Garth Campbell Frew, observer, †
Sgt Alfred John Childs, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Price, wireless operator, †
Sgt William George Morton,
P/O Wilfred Arthur Wise.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Caister-on-Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8397
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2352LT on October 10 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it crash landed at 0130LT on the beach 200 yards south of California Gap, Ormesby, one mile northwest of Caister-on-Sea. As the bomber slid to a halt, so it touched off a mine and exploded. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Lennox Scott Dunlop, pilot,
Sgt Frank Hugh Neville Tothill, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Edward Cosgrove, observer,
F/Sgt Aldwyn Anthony Nordon, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Pilkington, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Henry Todman, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Slid on a mine and exploded.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Felm: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0101 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5378
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1910LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While approaching Kiel, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Felm. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George William Bull, pilot,
F/O Maurice Jacoby, pilot,
Sgt James Muir Pattison, pilot,
F/Lt John Outerson William Kenneth Ferris, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Henderson Harrower, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Parkin, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Dordrecht

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8328
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2150LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Dordrecht. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
SL Samuel Spencer Fielden, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Victor Johnston,
Sgt Leslie Roland Lanfear,
Sgt Ronald Ledgerwood,
P/O William Jeffrey Peat,
Sgt Alexander Henderson Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Metelen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5598
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2150LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Metelen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter Francis Edinger, pilot, †
Sgt Richard George Hill, pilot, †
P/O Joseph Peter William McCarthy, observer,
Sgt William Edward Stayte, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Charles Baumer, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Frederick Suckling, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Boulogne-sur-Mer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5577
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2115LT on August 30 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Approaching the target area, it crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Rustom Nariman Dastur, pilot,
Sgt William Brown Clark, observer,
Sgt Ronald Benjamin Russell, air gunner,
P/O Chander Parkash Khosla,
Sgt Paul James Lewis,
Sgt James Fitzgerald Wolff.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Melton Constable: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5444
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2135LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in Melton Constable while making an emergency landing and smashed into a bridge. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Colin George Charles Frost, †
F/Sgt Edward Horatio Nancarrow, observer, †
P/O Bernard Montague Jeffrey Vincent, †
F/Lt C. N. McVeigh,
Sgt D. Murray,
Sgt C. M. Purslow.