Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Whitby

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8489
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Harwell - Harwell
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a navigation training exercise when the port engine failed in flight. The pilot ditched the airplane into the North Sea off Whitby. The airplane sank and was lost. All crew members were rescued.
Crew.
Sgt Norman Richard Millson, pilot +4.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF North Coates

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5437
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0023LT on an operation to Duisburg. It returned early due to over heating engines and crashed upon landing at RAF North Coates. All five crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt W. Foster,
Sgt J. W. E. Ross,
Sgt A. Crawford,
Sgt C. A. Manchur,
Sgt E. W. Green.
Probable cause:
Engine over heating.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Bunschoten: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8591
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0014LT on an operation to Duisburg. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak. The crew decided to return to base but control could not be maintained. The crew transmitted 'probably have to bail out' after which the bomber crashed near Bunschoten. The observer was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/C Richard C. M. Collard, pilot,
P/O John Wilfred Naden, observer, †
Sgt John Colin Sedgley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gordon Dakin Pepper, wireless operator,
F/Lt N. Thom, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Zieuwent: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8502
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:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2340LT on July 25 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zieuwent. An air gunner was killed while five other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter Coplestone Lemon, pilot,
Sgt Harrington Trevor Norris, pilot,
P/O Horace William Fluck, navigator,
Sgt Frederick Ernest Peters, wireless operator,
Sgt K Woodcock, air gunner,
F/O Gerald Purdon King, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8420
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2353LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning home the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spierdijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt John Charles Douglas Langley, pilot,
F/Sgt Leo West, observer,
Sgt Leslie Desmond Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Sampson Revell, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harry Robert Hamilton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the Celtic Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5414
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook to lay mines off the west coast of France. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Celtic Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew.
P/O John Patrick Muirhead, pilot,
F/Sgt Eric Waple, observer,
Sgt Cyril Waldron, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Henry Durrant, air gunner,
Sgt William Joseph Brazier, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5397
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0009LT on an operation to Duisburg. Flying along the Danish coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Oksby. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Arthur Welch, pilot,
Sgt Robert Francis Shorthouse, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Harold Hugh Harrison,
Sgt John Girvan Reid,
Sgt John George Strachan.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Lochem: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0249 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8579
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2335LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lochem. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Clarke Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Geoffrey Hugh Butler-Williams, navigator, †
F/Sgt Kenneth William Hawkins, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Morris, air gunner,
Sgt David Evans, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Northrepps

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8531
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2343LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. It was attacked by a JU.88, which shot out the Wellington's starboard engine. The crew succeeded in returning as far as the East coast, where a forced landing was made between Overstrand and Northrepps. All five crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt L. A. Robertson,
Sgt D. E. Williams,
Sgt G. C. Keats,
Sgt B. J. Miller,
Sgt P. MacD. Spence.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Great Yarmouth: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8528
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme in an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, the crew encountered engine problems and the pilot ditched the airplane about 60 km off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Four crew members were rescued while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Stanisław Jakub Skarzynski, pilot, †
P/O J. Szybka, pilot,
F/Lt K. Nowak, observer,
Sgt W. Szmidt, air gunner,
F/Lt E. Rudowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine trouble.