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

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ828
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
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 Mildenhall in the evening of September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Lees, pilot,
Sgt Charles Norman Anderson,
Sgt Frederick Richard Guppy,
Sgt Douglas Howard Judd,
Sgt Peter Anthony Young.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Schmalbroich

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ596
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching Kempen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schmalbroich. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Sydney Bevan,
Sgt Thomas William Devine,
Sgt Eric William Peter Johnson,
Sgt William Kevin Charles O'Byrne,
Sgt U. Nicholson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Brakel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942 at 0455 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3867
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of September 6 on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Brakel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Ronald Parkes, pilot,
Sgt Henry Varley Gibb Crawford, observer,
Sgt George Herbert Rose, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alpheus Leslie Groves, air gunner,
F/Sgt Eric Glover Wilson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ765
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt George William Sharman, pilot,
Sgt Norman Priestley Saul, observer,
Sgt Claude Joseph Frederick Jarvis, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Coles, air gunner,
P/O George William Alfred Mills, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1942 at 0249 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3794
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of September 3 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 8 km north of Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Eric Richmond Hunting, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Harry Beyer, observer,
Sgt Harry Edward Goldie, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Glenville McArter, air gunner,
Sgt William Anderson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Westermarsch I: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1942 at 0220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3396
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2328LT on September 3 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westermarsch I, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Law, pilot,
Sgt Horace Llewellyn Grant, observer,
Sgt Richard Alfred William Newman, observer,
Sgt Rupert Ernest Renton, wireless operator,
Sgt John Trevor Vivian Gill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3389
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed near the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Eric Perks, pilot,
Sgt Reginald George Arthur Lee, observer,
Sgt John David Robert MacGillivray, observer,
F/Sgt Walter Harrison Irvine, wireless operator,
Sgt Percy Oaten, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Moerbeke: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DF673
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Nuremberg. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances northeast of Moerbeke and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Henry Vickers, pilot,
F/Sgt Sydney Bernard Thomas Davis, pilot,
F/Sgt Horace David Baittle, observer,
F/Sgt Daniel Archibald McKay, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Lawrence Donald Hiltz, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Melsungen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ708
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
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 Mildenhall on the evening of August 27 on an operation to Kassel. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Melsungen, about 20 km south of Kassel. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Andrew Francis Atterbury Osborn, pilot,
P/O Errol Thomas Paterson Dalzell, observer,
Sgt Roderick McGregor, observer,
Sgt Denis Patrick Hogan, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Arthur Tunbridge, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ774
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall to lay mines of Saint-Nazaire. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Celtic Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/O Eliner Knud Alfred Andersen, pilot,
F/Sgt Athol Ian McDonogh,
F/Sgt Arthur Hector Robitaille,
Sgt George Stead,
F/Sgt Richard Charles Stuart.