Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Aldeburgh

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8601
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2308LT on June 5 on an operation to Essen. While returning to home the following night, it was hit and badly damaged by the German Flak. The pilot was able to ditch the airplane into the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All six crew members were rescued. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
F/O F. Witakowski,
Sgt S. M. Lewkowicz,
F/O F. Lukasik,
Sgt Z. Nogaj,
P/O A. Kulakowski,
Sgt J. Danik.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8583
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Bawdeswell
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2355LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Damaged by enemy action , the crew was able to return to England. The airplane stalled and crashed while trying to make a single engine landing at Manor Farm. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Robert Juljusz Hirszbandt, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Zyqmont Wieliczko, pilot,
F/O Zbigniew Szela, observer,
Sgt Bronisław Wladysław Sedzimir, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Ulicki, air gunner,
Sgt Jozef Zawistowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after being badly shot about by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Blyton

Date & Time: May 6, 1942 at 0543 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5573
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Blyton
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2208LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base the following morning, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in an open field located 3 km northeast from Blyton. All six crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
P/O Tadeusz Ginter, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Zygmunt Wieliczko, pilot,
F/O Zbigniew Antoni Siarkowski, pilot,
Sgt Marian Kita, pilot,
Sgt Roman Marian Galewicz, observer,
Sgt Józef Borowiak, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Sart-Saint-Laurent

Date & Time: May 5, 1942 at 2322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8599
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Sart-Saint-Laurent
Namur
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2214LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Passing over Belgium at night, it was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot reduced his altitude and the airplane crash landed in Sart-Saint-Laurent. All six crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
F/O Stanislaw Krawczyk, pilot,
Sgt Wacław Czekalski, pilot,
F/O Alojzy Szkuta, observer,
Sgt Edward Mikołaj Siądecki, wireless operator,
P/O Kazimierz Rowicki, air gunner,
Sgt Ludwig Czarnecki, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Vlieland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2256LT on May 3 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Antoni Jankowski, pilot,
Sgt Władysław Wieraszka, pilot,
F/O Stanisław Barzdo, observer,
Sgt Tadeusz Karol Zagórski, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanisław Marian Gross, air gunner,
Sgt Mieczysław Nowotarsk, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea

Date & Time: May 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5590
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2251LT on May 3 on an operation to Hamburg. While cruising over the North Sea at night, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/O Franciszek Tadeusz Skarpetowski, pilot,
F/O Zenon Giedryś, pilot,
F/O Aleksander Krawcewicz, navigator,
Sgt Mieczysław Pasik, wireless operator,
Sgt Zdzisław Pisarek, air gunner,
Sgt Józef Janik, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Walshford

Date & Time: May 2, 1942 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8645
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Walshford
West Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a test flight out from RAF Lindholme. En route, the port engine developed severe vibration then the starboard engine one caught fire. The airplane crash landed in Walshford and was damaged beyond repair. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O Kazimierz Wacław Konopasek, pilot,
S/L Karol Zaucha, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanisław Wicherek, electrician,
Sgt Paweł Beeger, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Villers-la-Ville: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1088
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Villers-la-Ville
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2135LT on April 27 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Villers-la-Ville, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Ryszard Zygmunt Szczurowski, pilot,
F/O Edward Kowalski, observer,
F/Sgt Zdzisław Stanisław Pieczyński, wireless operator,
Sgt Stefan Ferenc, air gunner,
Sgt Wincenty Garbacz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Châtel-Censoir

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942 at 0037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
W5627
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Châtel-Censoir
Yonne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2134LT on April 27 on an operation to Cologne. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Châtel-Censoir. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Julian Morawski, pilot,
P/O Jan Teofil Waciński, observer,
Sgt Bolesław Woźniak, navigator,
Sgt Bohdan Piotr Rusław Lipski, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Polesinski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Pilsum: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1942 at 0337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9829
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Pilsum
Lower Saxony
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 Lindholme at 2214LT on April 23 on an operation to Rostock. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the mouth of the River Ems, off Pilsum. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Jan Tadeusz Kwak, pilot,
P/O Lech Stanisław Dzierzbicki, pilot,
F/Lt Stanisław Marian Wojcik, observer,
Sgt Władysław Jankowski, bomb aimer,
Sgt Lucjan Jan Stanisław Wozniak, wireless operator,
F/O Stanisław Zieleniewski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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