Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Hürth: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0251 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8499
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0028LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hürth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Barrett, pilot,
Sgt Walter Henry Good, pilot,
P/O Frederick Henry Down, observer,
F/Sgt Hugh Lawrence Laxdal, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald William Brett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Binbrook: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 2337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5424
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2337LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Almost immediately after liftoff, it went out of control and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Foster, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Francis Stephens, observer,
F/Sgt Carl Albert Manchur,
Sgt John William Ernest Ross, wireless operator,
P/O Maxwell Hilton James, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Westerholte: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0131 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5367
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2305LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. Flying north of Osnabrück, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field in Westerholte. Four crew members were killed while the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alec Stephen Holgate, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Ashby, observer,
F/Sgt Leslie Thomas William Grady, wireless operator,
Sgt Allan Cyril Savory, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Harry Jackett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF North Coates

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5437
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0023LT on an operation to Duisburg. It returned early due to over heating engines and crashed upon landing at RAF North Coates. All five crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt W. Foster,
Sgt J. W. E. Ross,
Sgt A. Crawford,
Sgt C. A. Manchur,
Sgt E. W. Green.
Probable cause:
Engine over heating.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Bunschoten: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8591
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0014LT on an operation to Duisburg. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak. The crew decided to return to base but control could not be maintained. The crew transmitted 'probably have to bail out' after which the bomber crashed near Bunschoten. The observer was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/C Richard C. M. Collard, pilot,
P/O John Wilfred Naden, observer, †
Sgt John Colin Sedgley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gordon Dakin Pepper, wireless operator,
F/Lt N. Thom, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Zieuwent: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8502
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2340LT on July 25 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zieuwent. An air gunner was killed while five other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter Coplestone Lemon, pilot,
Sgt Harrington Trevor Norris, pilot,
P/O Horace William Fluck, navigator,
Sgt Frederick Ernest Peters, wireless operator,
Sgt K Woodcock, air gunner,
F/O Gerald Purdon King, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Spierdijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8420
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2353LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning home the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spierdijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt John Charles Douglas Langley, pilot,
F/Sgt Leo West, observer,
Sgt Leslie Desmond Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Sampson Revell, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harry Robert Hamilton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the Celtic Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5414
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook to lay mines off the west coast of France. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Celtic Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew.
P/O John Patrick Muirhead, pilot,
F/Sgt Eric Waple, observer,
Sgt Cyril Waldron, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Henry Durrant, air gunner,
Sgt William Joseph Brazier, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Oksby: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5397
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0009LT on an operation to Duisburg. Flying along the Danish coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Oksby. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Arthur Welch, pilot,
Sgt Robert Francis Shorthouse, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Harold Hugh Harrison,
Sgt John Girvan Reid,
Sgt John George Strachan.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Lochem: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0249 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8579
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2335LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lochem. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Clarke Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Geoffrey Hugh Butler-Williams, navigator, †
F/Sgt Kenneth William Hawkins, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Morris, air gunner,
Sgt David Evans, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.