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

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9914
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Werken. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cyril Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Alexander Spark, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Joseph Lawrence Levack, observer,
Sgt James Roberts, wireless operator,
Sgt William Reid Steele, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Holtby Tasker, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Binbrook: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5393
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
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 1800LT on October 21 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed into a row of Married Quarters while trying to land at base. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Louis McInerny, pilot, †
Sgt James Keiller Millar, pilot, †
Sgt Lawrence William Rogers, observer, †
Sgt Mowbray Ronald Forty, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Peter Frederick Tracey, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. B. Taylor, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2967
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1815LT on an operation to Mannheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Rambach, in the suburb of Wiesbaden. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Phillip Peter Francis Du Pre, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Leslie Bradshaw, pilot,
P/O Gordon Campbell O'Neill, observer,
Sgt Henry Ivison Shipley Aarmes, wireless operator,
Sgt Keith Carter, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Lewis Hunt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lowestoft

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8891
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1825LT on October 20 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched in the North sea, coming down off Lowestoft. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt F. B. Morgan,
Sgt D. A. Macauley,
P/O R. E. Wagstaff,
Sgt H. F. Price,
Sgt J. H. Cline,
Sgt J. K. Bartlett.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in the Waddenzee

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941 at 2345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1046
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1855LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on a sandbank in the Waddenzee, some 7 km south of the Schiermonnikoog Island. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frantisek Petr,
Sgt Vaclav Prochazka,
Sgt Josef Susa,
Sgt Bedrich Valner,
F/Lt Erazim Vesely,
Sgt Josef Zvolensky.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2852
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1812LT on an operation to Emden. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Heligoland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Adam Edward Gisman,
Sgt Mikolaj Zykow,
P/O S. J. Borzecki,
Sgt H. Plis,
Sgt R. Klimiuk,
Sgt W. Adamik.

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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8795
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1829LT on an operation to Antwerp. Approaching the target area, it crashed in the River Schelde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Warren Brubaker, pilot,
Sgt Francis Leo Capstick,
P/O Andrew Charles Lang Hodge,
Sgt James Wilfred Horrocks,
Sgt John St. George Johnston,
Sgt Leonard Eric Scantlebury, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3222
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 1843LT on an operation to Bremen. It was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Butt Allport,
Sgt Harry Edward Dance,
Sgt Lindsay Gordon Faunt,
Sgt Philip Kay,
Sgt John Anthony McDonough,
Sgt Robert Pinkerton.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Cantley

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1941 at 0210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8957
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 0125LT on an operation to Duisburg. While crossing the coast, outbound, the left engine failed. The crew abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Cantley. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/L Dunham,
Sgt Hinwood,
Sgt McKay,
Sgt Wheeler,
Sgt Murray,
Sgt Turner.
Probable cause:
In-flight failure of the left engine.

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

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8862
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 0106LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kirchhellen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Gresham Kirby-Green, pilot,
Sgt John Alan Lamb, pilot,
Sgt John Allen Jacques, observer,
Sgt Alfred Henry Harman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Patrick Leo Hennigan, wireless operator,
F/O Peter Clifford Campbell-Martin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.