Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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DV611

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2321LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. After passing the Dutch / German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bookholt, north of Nordhorn. Four crew members were killed and the observer became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Archie Thomas Little, pilot, †
P/O David Harold Davidner, observer,
Sgt Thomas Alfred Elliott, wireless operator, †
Sgt John William Edwards, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Joseph Vincent Chicoine, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Ashwell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942

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R1445

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The crew was completing a test flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Ashwell. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Edwin Casey, pilot,
AC1 Robert Logan Wilson.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Harlingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0600 LT

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DV935

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Harwell - Harwell

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The airplane departed RAF Harwell at 2244LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Harlingen. All six crew members were killed.
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Sgt James Stewart Leather, pilot,
Sgt Harry Bloor, pilot,
Sgt John McKelvie Dunn Oliver, observer,
Sgt Ronald Thomas Fage, wireless operator,
Sgt David Thomson Stanners, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Lake, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Lollum

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0500 LT

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DV765

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The airplane departed RAF Bramcote at 2255LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lollum. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Józef Eugeniusz Laudan, pilot,
F/O Kajetan Ludwik Borantynski, navigator,
Sgt Alojzy Pozorski, bomb aimer,
Sgt Czesław Rajpold, wireless operator,
Sgt Wacław Kowalik, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0418 LT

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T2723

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Norman William Levasseur, pilot,
Sgt Robert George Ashley Brathwaite, observer, †
Sgt William Alan Carruthers, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Robert Cresswell Marchant, air gunner, †
Sgt George Cox Thomson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0337 LT

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R1410

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Plain, Valley

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Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden

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The airplane departed RAF Chipping Warden on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and also a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Tudor Shapcott, pilot,
P/O Philip Morris, observer,
Sgt Frederick Robert West, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Hayward Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Roy Elvin, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak and a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Azelo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0256 LT

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DV475

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Pershore 2233LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Azelo. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Keith Crossing, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Chapman, observer,
Sgt Thomas Henry Inch, observer,
Sgt John Reginald Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Swales, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlieland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0254 LT

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X9812

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2310LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Matthew Richard Atkinson, pilot,
Sgt John Gregory O'Sullivan, observer,
Sgt Allan Neil Blackley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Douglas Howie McIntosh, wireless operator,
Sgt William Waller, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Andijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0237 LT

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