Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1492

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Syerston - Syerston

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The airplane departed RAF Syerstonon July 3 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field in Eerste Exloërmond. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt B. Stachon, †
F/Lt Waclaw Butkiewicz,
W/O Antoni Kazimierz Dydo,
W/O Zdzislaw Dziegiel,
W/O Zbigniew Idzikowsky,
F/Lt Julian Stefan Palka.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0008 LT

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R1589

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0001LT on an operation to Essen. While climbing, the crew encountered technical problems with the instruments and elected to return. Seven minutes after takeoff, the airplane crashed near the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt William Joseph Harry Hoskins, pilot, †
Sgt John Cecil Brandon Irwin, pilot, †
F/Sgt Evan David Evans, observer, †
Sgt Philip Herbert Reay, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Simeon Sparkes, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. J. Partridge, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The accident was attributed to instrument failure.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Löningen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941

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R1642

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2246LT on July 3 on an operation to Bremen. While approaching the target from the southwest, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Löningen, about 75 km southwest from Bremen. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Otten Herman, †
F/O Kazimierz Kula, pilot, †
Sgt Jan Roman Mieczkowski, wireless operator, †
Sgt Wladysław Urbanowicz, wireless operator, †
F/Lt W. Krupowicz,
W/O M. Przybylski.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941

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W5621

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of July 3 on an operation to Essen. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Wesley Greening,
Sgt Roydon Horatio Hartstone,
Sgt Richard Edward Haycock,
Sgt Harold Jones,
Sgt John Ross Nation,
Sgt Ian Laurie Reid.

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

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941

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R1516

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Plain, Valley

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2202LT on July 1st on an operation to Cherbourg. While returning to base the following night, it was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a British fighter and crashed in Mere. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Adolf Dolejs,
P/O Richard Hapala,
Sgt Oldrich Helma,
Sgt Jaroslav Lancik,
Sgt Jaroslav Petrucha,
Sgt Antonin Plocek.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941

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R1408

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Plain, Valley

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2241LT on July 1st on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it crashed in Plouzané, about 10 km west of Brest. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bryan Daniel James Kennedy, pilot,
P/O John Ellis Horsfield, pilot,
P/O George Frederick Burbridge, observer,
Sgt Francis Theodore Kearney, wireless operator,
Sgt James Cotland Robertson, wireless operator,
P/O John Farmer Philpott, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941

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R1343

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2238LT on July 1st on an operation to Brest. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Mervyn Symmons, pilot,
P/O Standish Locksley St. Vincent-Welch, pilot,
Sgt William James Megran, observer,
Sgt Cecil Charles Reidmuller, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Harland Crafts, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Anthony Robert James Harrison, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Grimsby

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0400 LT

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R1640

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2212LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night and approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and was ditched in the North Sea some 60 km east of Grimsby. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt P. Nowakowski,
Sgt Wielondek,
F/O C. Dej,
Sgt H. Kudelko,
Sgt A. Socha,
Sgt W. Sosinski.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Deinstedt: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0250 LT

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