Vickers 417 Wellington III

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BK340

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1912LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Aartswoud. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Georges Giles Claude Lamontagne, pilot,
F/Sgt Adrien Walter Brown, navigator,
F/Sgt Joseph Adrian Vincent Gauthier, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Roland Goulet, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Marie Joseph Alfred Jean Aumond, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Urk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2135 LT

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BJ756

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2007LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 20 km southwest of Urk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leo Patrick Fallon, pilot,
Sgt William Eric Akrill, navigator,
Sgt Leonard George Collings, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles James Joseph Whitton Lamb, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Curtis MacKinnon Moffatt, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Blåvandshuk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2230 LT

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BK429

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1852LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvandshuk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Alfred Holbech, pilot,
F/O David I'Anson Cartwright,
Sgt John Ernest Walter Heydon,
Sgt Robert Richard Parry,
F/Sgt Joseph Neree Andre Mauric Tremblay, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Blåvandshuk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2230 LT

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X3284

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1832LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvandshuk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Raymond Baker, pilot,
Sgt Leo Joseph Baribeau,
F/Sgt Dexter Brand Coons,
W/O Donald Parker McLachlan,
W/O Lawrence Murphy,
F/Sgt Max Zeavin.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Filskov: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943 at 2158 LT

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BK368

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Kirmington - Kirmington

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 1843LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching Billund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Filskov. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick Kavanagh, pilot, †
F/O Donald George Denslow, navigator, †
Sgt James Sandilands, bomb aimer,
P/O Allen Lewis Weller, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Bullen, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Weeze: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2120 LT

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BK150

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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Weeze

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1931LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Weeze. The pilot was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Jan Jankowski, pilot, †
Sgt Zygmunt Abramik,
Sgt Mieczysław Wozniak,
F/O Kazimierz Jan Romaniszyn,
Sgt Chester Antony Zaleski, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF East Moor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 1918 LT

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BJ755

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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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East Moor - East Moor

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1918LT on an operation to Essen and crashed almost immediately. A crew was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt R. F. Conroy, pilot,
F/Sgt Ernest Maxwell Bell, navigator, †
Sgt G. R. Denamore,
Sgt J. Boles,
Sgt J. Burns, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Zandvoort: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943

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BK401

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1910LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km west of Zandvoort. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Randolph Trask, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman Fraser Paterson, wireless operator,
F/O Chelmsford Edward Chapman,
F/Sgt William John Ross Davies,
F/Sgt George Walen,
F/Sgt Robert Earl Williams, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Lamstedt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 2230 LT

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Z1620

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