Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Nuremberg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ701
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2100LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O John Hoskin Rowney, pilot,
F/Sgt Kenneth Charles Brown, observer,
Sgt David George Craill, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry William Pike, air gunner,
Sgt Charles James Whalley, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Wahlenau

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ619
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2100LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. It crash landed for unknown reasons in Wahlenau the following night and was damaged beyond repair. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Ernest Brooks,
Sgt Ernest Edward Corley,
P/O Richard Maxwell Sparrow,
Sgt David Lane Thomas,
Sgt James Joseph White.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Kassel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3331
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2105LT on August 27 on an operation to Kassel. Believed to have crashed near the target area. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Derek Gill, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt James Douglas Parkinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Seymour Wilding, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Bernard Fenwick Mathews,
P/O Charles Arthur Punchard,
Sgt Victor George Saunders.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3371
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2040LT on August 18 on an operation to Flensburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Robert Perrin McLaren, pilot,
P/O Kivell Harold William Alderton,
Sgt William Edwin Collins,
Sgt Hector John Wakeman, air gunner,
Sgt John Charles Williams, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ830
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2250LT on August 11 on an operation to Mainz. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hagen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Riddell, pilot,
P/O William Nisbet, observer,
Sgt Ronald Cust Cockayne, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Henderson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Stanley Lloyd George Buchanan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Raren: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0133 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ767
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Mainz. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Raren. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Laurence St George Dobbin, pilot, †
Sgt Wilson Eli Braddock,
Sgt Albert Elson,
Sgt James McQueen,
Sgt Jack Leslie Jury, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Neuss: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ625
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Mainz. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in hilly terrain near Neuss. Four crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Smith Barclay, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ronald George Renauf Hodges, navigator, †
Sgt William Gordon Lloyd Inglis, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert John Warring, air gunner, †
Sgt John William Filder Atkin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3646
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Mainz. It was severely damaged by the German Flak over Germany and the crew elected to return to base but was eventually forced to ditch the airplane into the North Sea. Five crew members were killed and the air gunner became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George Edward Francis Bradey, pilot, †
F/O Thomas Henry William Baker, pilot, †
S/L Ronald Ernest Kimber, observer, †
F/Sgt Arden Ivan Ellis, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Cyril Vincent Green, air gunner, †
Sgt John Eric London, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1656
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2255LT on an operation to Mainz. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Philip Dawson, pilot,
P/O Albert John Knell, observer,
Sgt Leonard Charles Bray, wireless operator,
P/O Alfred Leslie Gaskin, air gunner,
Sgt Orthin Vaughan Owen, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Dishoek: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ607
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0045LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 5 km west of Dishoek. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Francis Murphy, pilot,
F/Sgt Kenneth Turner Howarth, observer,
Sgt William John Tanner, observer,
Sgt Robert Edwin Furnell, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis John Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.