Vickers 440 Wellington X

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HE326

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Leconfield - Leconfield

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Hamminkeln

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2325LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamminkeln, 40 km northwest of Mülheim. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Albert Leonard Ford, pilot, †
P/O Cecil William Hewitt, navigator, †
P/O Roy Locke Amesbury, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Raymond William Fox, air gunner,
Sgt Alex Henry Richardson, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943

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HE527

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The airplane departed RAF Hixon on a mission to Paris. Passing over Cherbourg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Hennessy, pilot, †
P/O Gerald Thomas Freemantle, observer,
Sgt Reginald James Franklin, radio operator,
Sgt John Anderson, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Rowland John Paul Chandler, air gunner, †
Sgt William Gilroy, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0221 LT

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HE981

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2327LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oudenbosch. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Lionel Frederick Lown, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur James Sieffert, navigator,
W/O John Kenneth Wood, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Alfred Spencer Rhodes, wireless operator,
W/O William Henry Calder, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0138 LT

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HE924

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The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2341LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Neerkant, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Burgess, pilot,
P/O George Roland Wright, navigator,
P/O James Karl Somers, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Francis Payne, bomb aimer,
Sgt Eric Jeffs, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0134 LT

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HZ517

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2335LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Buggenum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Henri De Bussac, pilot,
P/O Malcolm Burgess Spence, navigator,
F/O William Arthur Follows, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt George Demetrius Coe, wireless operator,
Sgt David Edwin Palmatier, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Bergeijk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0130 LT

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HZ520

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2336LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Berjeijk. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Alexander Eames, pilot,
F/O Eric Francis Lapham, navigator,
F/Sgt Hugh Victor Holmes, bomb aimer, †
Sgt William Henry Wright, wireless operator,
F/O Douglas Stewart Milne, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in 's-Gravenwezel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0124 LT

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HE347

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2315LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in 's-Gravenwezel. Two crew members were killed, one evaded and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanisław Krzysztof Szpalinski, pilot, †
W/O Antoni Fried,
P/O Stanisław Gasecki,
F/O Roman Paczkowski,
Sgt Leopold B. Makarski, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 0118 LT

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HZ519

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The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 2337LT on June 21 on an operation to Krefeld. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed east of Stavenisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ernest Alexander Star, pilot,
F/Sgt John Kopchuk, navigator,
F/Sgt James Patrick Gallery O'Reilly, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Casimir Frank Orlinski, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William George Parkinson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943

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HF518

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