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

Date & Time: May 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE200
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2245LT on May 21 for mine laying duties in the Nectarines region. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Alfred Buck, pilot,
Sgt Alfred George McManus,
Sgt Hugh Charles Williams,
Sgt Rees Arthur Williams,
Sgt Alexander John Marshall, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0307 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE183
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Castricum
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2355LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 km west of Castricum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Bingham Marshall, pilot,
F/O Douglas Samuel Gooderham, observer,
F/O Daniel Coales, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred Edward Quaife, air gunner,
F/O David John MacMillan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1943 at 0213 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE440
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Winterswijk
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2345LT on May 12 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Winterswijk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Robert Yorston Wood, pilot,
Sgt Edward Leo Gummer, navigator,
Sgt Innis Edward Mobley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Andrew Cresswell, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Haig Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Barnby Dun

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1943 at 0515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE476
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Barnby Dun
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 0035LT on an operation to Duisburg. The following morning, while returning to base, it crashed landed in a field located in Barnby Dun, northeast of Doncaster. All five crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt J. Reynoldson, pilot,
Sgt L. R. Cudmore,
Sgt G. J. Crebbin,
Sgt G. C. Storey,
Sgt L. C. Main, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hochspeyer: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943 at 0108 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE379
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Hochspeyer
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2110LT on April 16 on an operation to Mannheim. Over Kaiserslautern, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hochspeyer. The air gunner was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Sutterby, pilot,
P/O William Edgar Paton, navigator,
Sgt Ralph Gustav Rudd,
Sgt Peter Francis Cartwright, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Richard Hadland, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Birmenstorf

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1943 at 0043 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE374
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Birmenstorf
Aargau
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2108LT on April 14 on an operation to Stuttgart. Over the target area, it was badly shot about by the German Flak. The crew was able to leave the area and to continue to Switzerland where the airplane was abandoned and crashed in a field located in Birmenstorf, 23 km northwest of Zurich. All five crew members parachuted to safety, one was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt James V. Avery, pilot,
Sgt Willliam H. Shields, navigator,
Sgt Wilfred Boddy, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph C. Cash, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald A. McEwan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Mutterschied: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1943 at 0020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ357
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Mutterschied
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2105LT on April 10 on an operation to Stuttgart. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base at an altitude of 17,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Muttenschied. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Denby, pilot, †
P/O Alexander John McDonald, navigator,
Sgt William Alexander Wilson Hunter, bomb aimer, †
Sgt James Green Adam, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Joseph O'Hagan, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Jersey: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE213
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Jersey
Channel Islands
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2315LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, the crew called for help and later ditched the airplane some 5 km southwest of Jersey Island. Three crew members were rescued and became PoW while two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Edwin Bidmead, pilot,
Sgt Abraham Holden, observer, †
Sgt Edward Arnold Odling, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Charles Bolke, air gunner,
F/Sgt George Arnold Booth, air gunner. †

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X near Ahaus: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943 at 2252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE182
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Ahaus
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 1950LT on an operation to Bochum. After passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 5 km southwest of Ahaus. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Joseph Aspden, pilot, †
Sgt David Trevor Dudley-Jones, navigator,
Sgt John Henry Kimber, bomb aimer, †
W/O Philip Frank Yellin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Roderick Davies, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1943 at 2104 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE503
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Burn - Burn
Location:
Kattegat
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Burn at 1855LT on an operation to Duisburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Kattegat and was lost. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt George Hadley Eades, pilot,
F/Lt Allen Myrick Hill, flight engineer,
F/Lt Norman Joseph Gardner, bomb aimer,
W/O Benjamin Victor Lloyd Ducker, wireless operator,
W/O Joseph Michael Rogal, air gunner.
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