Vickers 440 Wellington X

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HZ518

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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 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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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2314LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dessel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Robert Eldyrn Currie, pilot,
Sgt Norman Algar Musgrove Cawthra, navigator,
P/O Norman Bernard Touzel, navigator,
Sgt George Henry Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Neddham, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0115 LT

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HZ376

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Ingham - Ingham

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2307LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Issum. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O W. Turecki, pilot,
Sgt Antoni Bielski, †
Sgt Jan Bijowski, †
Sgt Kazimierz Zaeniewski, †
Sgt R. Kosiarski, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0110 LT

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HF572

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The airplane departed RAF Skipton-on-Swale at 2305LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kerkdriel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Neil Goldie, pilot,
Sgt George Liddle, navigator,
Sgt Frank William Noel Trowbridge, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Kingston Killick, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Albert Sparrow, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0057 LT

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HF606

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Ingham - Ingham

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Wetten

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2309LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wetten, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Stanisław Jawoszek, pilot,
F/Lt Karol Jan Obrycki, navigator,
Sgt Eugeniusz Bartosiak, bomb aimer,
Sgt Franciszek Skoskiewicz, wireless operator,
Sgt Sergiusz Jacewicz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Katwijk aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1943 at 0225 LT

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HZ413

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2320LT on June 23 for special duties off the coast of Holland. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 30 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward Victor Eastham, pilot,
P/O William James Herrington, navigator,
F/O Geoffrey Sansom, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard William Smith, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Livesey, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0210 LT

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HF457

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2338LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Houthalen. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Alfred Sneath, pilot, †
P/O Robert Gordon Clarke,
P/O Athol Bury Drummond-Hay,
Sgt James Theodore Hindley, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt James Oliver Hills, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943 at 0200 LT

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HE394

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