Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1393

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The crew departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2027LT on March 25 on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak, which holed petrol tanks and rendered the airplane's hydraulic system unserviceable. Shortly after midnight, while approaching the British coast, the crew ditched the airplane some five miles off Orford Ness on the Suffolk coast. All six crew members were rescued and the airplane was lost.
Crew:
Sgt G. O. John,
Sgt A. Talky,
Sgt C. S. Campbell,
Sgt S. Albiston,
Sgt T. K. Wright,
Sgt G. Thompson.

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Hit by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1942

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R1802

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1916LT on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Jiri Fina,
Sgt Oldrich Soukop,
F/Lt Jaroslav Kula,
P/O Josef František Cibulka,
Sgt Alois Meznik,
Sgt Frantisek Raiskup.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Mildenhall

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942 at 2340 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Z1077

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1930LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it landed downwind then veered off runway and crashed into an air raid shelter.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Foy,
Sgt F. D. Barbour,
Sgt Faulkiner,
Sgt F. M. Van Guen,
Sgt J. H. F. Munday,
P/O B. L. Kenyon.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Gescher: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 2240 LT

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DV447

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Plain, Valley

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Snaith - Snaith

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Gescher

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 0020LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Gescher. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Paul Vipond Nicholls, pilot,
P/O George Wilkinson, copilot,
P/O Oswald William Suckling, observer,
Sgt Peter Henry Crabb, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Oliver Forrester, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Daniel Driscoll, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1942 at 2120 LT

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Z1167

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1851LT on an operation to Emden. While approaching the Dutch coast, the radio operator reported at 2120LT that he was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. Twenty-five minutes later, at 2145LT, the bomber went out of control and crashed in the North Sea some 20 km off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (311st Squadron):
Sgt Karel Danihelka, pilot,
Sgt Vladimír Hanzl, pilot,
F/O Ladislav Říha, navigator,
Sgt František Janca, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Dobromil Špinka, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Adolf Podivinský.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Creil: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1942

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Z1070

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1819LT on an operation to Billancourt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airbase of Creil. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bohuslav Hradil,
Sgt Imrich Kormanovic,
Sgt Jan Kotrch,
Sgt Pribyslav Strachon,
Sgt Josef Svoboda,
Sgt Alois Tolar.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Stradishall

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 0554 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X9939

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2302LT on February 25 on an operation to Kiel. It was hit by the German Flak and subsequently crashed upon landing while returning to base the following morning. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O E. D. Baker
Sgt J. A. Lancaster,
Sgt A. C. Cole,
F/Sgt S. S. Dawes,
Sgt E. G. W. Shotter,
F/Sgt E. H. Erby.

Probable cause:

Hit by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Fulbourn

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 0400 LT

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Z8858

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2335LT on February 25 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The Wellington overshot the beacons at RAF Honington and RAF Stradishall then crash landed in an open field located in Fulbourn. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
S/L Cyril Miles, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Alexander Ferguson, copilot,
P/O John Merlin Brown, navigator,
Sgt D. McIlroy,
Sgt J. C. Mason,
Sgt Watts.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF East Wretham

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942 at 2210 LT

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L7841

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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