Vickers 406 Wellington II

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W5494

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Training

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Moreton-in-Marsh - Moreton-in-Marsh

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The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh on a training exercise. While cruising at an unauthorized low altitude, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in Gerlan. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Leake Grayson, pilot,
F/O Dennis Walter Hogg, navigator,
F/O Robinson Stables, navigator,
Sgt Robert Noel Braithwaite, wireless operator,
F/O Eric Frank Chatterton, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Pilot error.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Langtoft: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1942 at 2330 LT

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Z8532

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The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1734LT to lay mines in the Hawthorne area. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Langtoft. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt K. R. W. Simmonds, pilot,
Sgt K. Bowes, navigator,
F/Sgt John Percy Standfast, bomb aimer, †
Sgt G. W. Fisher, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Walter Yapp, air gunner. †

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 2348 LT

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Z8505

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2003LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Herbert Howard Lloyd Pryce, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Thomas James Barnicott,
Sgt James Walter Gunning,
Sgt Clifford Owen Howard,
F/Sgt William Francis Keatley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0359 LT

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Z8523

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0025LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barrien, some 15 km south of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Richard Feast, pilot,
Sgt Frank Logan, observer,
Sgt William Arthur Thompson, navigator,
Sgt John Bishop, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Henry Waters, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington II in Nackenheim: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942 at 0034 LT

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Z8644

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2031LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nackenheim, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Charles Budd, observer,
Sgt Howard Flavell, air gunner,
F/O Charles Henry Doyle Moseley,
F/Sgt Ronald Gerard McCauley,
F/O Herbert James Thomson.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Duisburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942

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Z8517

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0053LT on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Mather Dunlop, pilot,
P/O Robin Alexander Ainslie, navigator,
P/O William George Elby, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Allan Squires Millis, wireless operator,
Sgt Montague Ernest Wheatcroft, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Cromer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942 at 0230 LT

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Z8595

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0025LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return to base. Despite getting rid of the bomb load, height could not be maintained and the airplane crashed at 0230LT into the North Sea some 32 km off Cromer. Four crew members were killed and the pilot was rescued.
Crew:
Sgt T. C. Smith, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Bland, †
F/Sgt Russel Wilbert Lewis Mills, †
P/O Arthur Sidney Needham, †
Sgt Frank Smith. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Léglantiers: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0500 LT

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Z8529

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2252LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Léglantiers. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Innes Montgomery Logan, observer, †
F/Sgt Francis Edward Monckton, †
F/Sgt Colin Albert Alt,
Sgt William Burman Holland,
W/O J. J. Foley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off The Hague: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0232 LT

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Z8403

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