Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Pellworm Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0049 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3644
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Pellworm Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Marham 2234LT on May 17 on a Gardening operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea northeast of Pellworm Island, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Norman Butterworth,
P/O John Fisher, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Arthur Lloyd,
Sgt William Richard Wagstaff,
Sgt Arthur Wilton Ragan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I off Pellworm Island

Date & Time: May 3, 1942 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
R5840
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Pellworm Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2220LT on May 2 on a mine laying operation. Approaching Germany, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Pellworm Island. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Louis Owen Hurd, pilot,
F/Sgt Wilfred Harold Fixter, flight engineer,
P/O Alexander Whitehead Simpson, navigator,
F/Sgt Duncan MacCallum, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Sydney Stephen, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Brinley Morris, air gunner,
Sgt Roy Louis Dotrice, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I Off Pellworm Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6015
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Pellworm Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2320LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Pellworm Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Michael Metaxa, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Ridge Batchellor,
Sgt Douglas George Brown,
Sgt Sidney Timothy O'Mara,
P/O Richard Christopher Sykes Renshaw,
Sgt John Kenneth Woodhams, wireless operator,
Sgt William Patrick Grant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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