Vickers 440 Wellington X

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HE922

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2345LT on June 28 on an operation to Cologne. Outbound, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and abandoned the airplane that crashed 5 km north of Skegness. A crew was killed after his parachute failed to open properly while four other crew members parachuted to safety. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O W. B. McGinn, pilot,
Sgt R. Hadley,
Sgt G. I. Turnbull,
Sgt James Robert Whittaker, †
Sgt R. Hanshaw, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X into the Channel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1943

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HF568

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Skipton-on-Swale - Skipton-on-Swale

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The airplane departed RAF Skipton-on-Swale at 2223LT on June 26 on a mine laying operation in the French waters off Brest. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/O Walter Wilfred Horn, pilot,
W/O Lyall James Davidson,
F/Sgt Frederick Harold Schull,
F/Sgt George Douglas Watson Tate,
Sgt Lloyd George McKenzie, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Holwerd: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0241 LT

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HE346

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2338LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Holwerd, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Charles Alfred Mattress, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Mortimer, navigator,
Sgt John Peter Priestley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Ronald Parry, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Ball, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hekendorp: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0237 LT

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HF589

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2343LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hekendorp. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervyn John Arthur, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Butterworth, navigator,
Sgt James Bailey, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Orr, wireless operator, †
Sgt Stanley Gaskin, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Aphen aan den Rijn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0217 LT

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HE412

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The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2341LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Alphen aan den Rijn. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Noel Bentley Smythe, pilot, †
P/O George William Pollard, navigator, †
P/O Edward Horace Sandell, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Herbert William Peach, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ronald Alfred Barlow, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Urk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0111 LT

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HF544

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The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2349LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Andrew Basil Reginald Airy, pilot,
F/O William Eric Riley, navigator,
Sgt George Charles Green, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Martin Atkinson, wireless operator,
Sgt George Ronald Johnson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off The Hague: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0335 LT

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HZ518

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The airplane departed RAF Skipton-on-Swale at 2305LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 10 km west of The Hague. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Joseph Jacques Charles Mercier, pilot,
F/O Joseph Rene Guy Gingras, navigator,
F/Sgt Mansell Ramsay Deverell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Martin Patrick Tobin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Maurice Conrad Lagace, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hamme-Mille: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0258 LT

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HZ521

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2306LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamme-Mille, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Leo Frederick O'Leary, pilot,
F/Sgt Edward Burgess Peart, navigator,
F/Sgt Charles William Keay, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Matthew Meech, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harold Stanley Hicks, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Dessel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0154 LT

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HF594

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