Pershore AFB (Throckmorton) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Pershore at 2245LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt David Frank Lord, pilot,
Sgt Terence Wong Joy, observer,
Sgt Richard Thomas Sudbury, observer,
Sgt Colin George Cockayne, wireless operator,
Sgt John Rooney, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Waterstock: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1942 at 1835 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

L7891

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Pershore at 1655LT on a cross country training exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in an open field. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (23rd OTU):
F/Sgt Charles George MacDonald, pilot,
P/O Cyril Dinham Chant, navigator,
P/O Arthur Walter Smith, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Lloyd George Morrison, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Francis William Sims.

Probable cause:

The accident was a consequence of the dinghy breaking from its stowage and fouling the controls.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Kerkdriel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0208 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

R1266

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Pershore at 2305LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the River Maas in Kerkdriel. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William James Mawdesley, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank John Barnes Scrimes, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Norman Killby Uden, wireless operator,
P/O Gerald Weyman Murray, air gunner,
F/Sgt Thomas Lloyd Joseph Norrie, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Horst: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0132 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

Z8867

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Pershore at 2255LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Horst. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William John Ewart, pilot,
P/O Reginald Alfred Minchin, observer,
P/O George Gascoyne, wireless operator,
F/Sgt David Robert Stuart, wireless operator,
P/O Reginald Scriven, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Troed-y-Rhiw: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942 at 1500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

R1597

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

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Following a cross country flight, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Pershore when he encountered poor weather conditions over Wales with CB's and severe turbulence. The airplane went out of control and crashed in hilly terrain near Troed-y-Rhiw. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Mathew Kennedy, pilot,
Sgt William McLafter Lomax, navigator,
Sgt William Smith, observer,
Sgt Neville Griffin,
Sgt William Haylett Lacey, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Thomas Ellingham, air gunner,
Sgt Desmond Walter Dowling, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that the airplane entered cumulonimbus and was possibly strucked by lighting.