Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Weert: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9307
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
MSN:
2371
YOM:
1941
Location:
Weert
Limburg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at2310LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Weert, north of Bornem, Belgium. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John Alain Stobart Russell, pilot, †
P/O Dennis Grant Box, pilot,
F/Sgt James Herbert Godbehere, observer, †
F/O Dennis Wilson Foster, wireless operator,
Sgt William Harding Orman, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0201 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5387
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Hanstorf
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Driffield at 2241LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the village of Hanstorf, west of Rostock. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Eric George Seaward, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth George Armstrong, observer, †
F/Sgt Afred Harold Hayward, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Smith, air gunner, †
Sgt Hugh Russell Strain, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0156 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8600
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Rostock
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Driffield at 2226LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rostock. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Davison, pilot, †
P/O Victor Emanuel George Goss, observer, †
Sgt Geoffrey Frederick Dunks, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric Hollows, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Anthony Upham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Rövershagen: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8439
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Rövershagen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2156LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Over the target area, it went out of control and crashed near the village of Rövershagen, northeast of Rostock. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alexander John Reid, pilot,
P/O John Derrick Forbes Weet, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Valentine Kay, observer,
Sgt Joseph Dodds, wireless operator,
Sgt Shaun Craving Preston, wireless operator,
Sgt Wilfred Lawson Taylor, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5562
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Warnemünde
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2230LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Wynn Davies, pilot,
Sgt John Peter Dixon Clarke, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Stacey Neveu, wireless operator,
P/O Robert MacFarlane Graham, wireless operator,
Sgt Neville Christian Stocker, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8525
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
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 Driffield at 2128LT on April 29 on an operation to Ostend. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Edwin Travers Saunders, pilot,
F/Sgt Horace Kempton Bedwell, observer,
Sgt Douglas Ronald Freear, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gordon Randolph Lefebvre, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Reginald Frank Wakeford, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Emmerlev

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Emmerlev
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2202LT on April 28 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Emmerlev. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Lachlan McKay,
Sgt Alfred William Abbott,
Sgt Wallace Hope Betts,
P/O Peter Edward Gates,
Sgt Glyndwr Rees.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1942 at 0556 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5575
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
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 Driffield at 2341LT on April 17 on an operation to Hamburg. Over the North Sea, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Alan Olliver,
Sgt William Waddell Chapman,
Sgt Stanley Hextall,
Sgt Frederick John Keeler,
Sgt Arthur Charles May.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8490
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Schiefbahn
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2222LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schiefbahn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Fitzpatrick Vane Winkle, pilot,
P/O Andrew Downie, observer,
Sgt Jean Jaques Gabriel Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Strang, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth William Barker, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Budberg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1942 at 0207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5525
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Budberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2208LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Budberg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Wilfred Morgan Protheroe, pilot,
P/O Graham Peter Elliott, pilot,
Sgt Colin Raymond Harper, navigator,
Sgt Frank Swinburn, wireless operator,
Sgt Ralph Harry Crews, wireless operator,
Sgt William Macthett Mahaffy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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