Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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DV439

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The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2341LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak and later shot down by a German fighter. It crashed near Loon op Zand and was destroyed. An air gunner was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Patrick Pallis Lome Elphinstone Welch, pilot,
P/O John Hamilton, observer,
Sgt Saunders Valensky, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis James Veasey, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Francis Penney, air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0245 LT

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DV560

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The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2345LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wemeldinge, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Vernon Leroy Simonson, pilot,
F/Sgt William Henry Treadwell, observer,
Sgt Victor Stanley Mason, observer,
Sgt James Bertram Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Harold Day, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Berg aan de Maas

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0230 LT

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X9917

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The airplane departed RAF Pershore at 2322LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed near Berg aan de Maas. The exact crash site is unknown. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Lewis Dowdeswell, pilot,
W/O Arthur George Allen, observer,
Sgt Edward Edgar Brocklehurst, bomb aimer,
Sgt Geoffrey Charles Maddams, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Maurice Tom Craig Shields, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0225 LT

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HF852

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Plain, Valley

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Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford

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The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford at 2355LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Elsendorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Eugene Garland Robertson, pilot,
F/Sgt Lloyd Gordon Harvie, observer,
Sgt Dennis Haig Kurtz, observer,
Sgt Horatio Leslie Cox, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Elden Francis Hueston, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0144 LT

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X9983

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The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 2348LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bemelen. Five crew members were killed and the wireless operator became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Robert Anstee, pilot, †
Sgt Ian Douglas Singer, pilot, †
Sgt Dennis George Brimfield, observer, †
Sgt Derek Riley, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Howell Callaghan, air gunner, †
Sgt Ronald Howells, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Cologne: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942

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DV829

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Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2349LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. While trying to escape, control was lost and the airplane flew into a pylon and crashed near Cologne. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Claude John Frith, pilot,
Sgt Charles Henry Moody, observer, †
Sgt Gordon Craig Padkin, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Oswald Lloyd Sharpe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Ross Campbell, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942

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R1526

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Plain, Valley

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Lichfield - Lichfield

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Bracht

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 2327LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was probably shot down by the German Flak and is believed to have crashed near Bracht. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Eric Walker, pilot,
W/O Andrew Steel Patterson, observer,
F/Sgt John Knight Stone, wireless operator,
F/Lt Alexander William Court, air gunner,
F/Sgt Norman Keith Judd.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942

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T2909

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2336LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and to have crashed into the North Sea off Zandvoort. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Prime, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Buchan, observer,
P/O Edwin Bertram Willoughby, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Charles Cohen, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Tait, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0132 LT

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L7894

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