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Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into The Channel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942 at 0420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1342
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
The Channel
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2023LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it suffered engine problems and was ditched in The Channel. A crew member drowned while four others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Terence Bryce Treble, †
F/Sgt J. C. Heddon,
Sgt J. C. Holmes,
Sgt M. P. Noble,
Sgt R. S. Taylor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942 at 0403 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1214
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Callantsoog
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2357LT on September 4 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Craigie Lamont, pilot,
Sgt Henry John Balkwill, observer,
Sgt Frederick Walter Baker, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Roy, wireless operator,
W/O Reginald Harley Culp, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1320
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2340LT on September 4 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea, probably off the Dutch province of Friesland. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Leon Szychowiak, pilot,
Sgt Zygfryd Blachowski,
Sgt Jozef Janubiec,
Sgt Tadeusz Kowalak,
F/O Adam Szpak.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Echt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942 at 0147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1466
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Echt
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2244LT on September 2 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Echt, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Edgar Heath, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Berkeley Hill, observer,
Sgt Dennis Alford, observer,
F/Sgt Chipman Cameron Dawson Fraser, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Eric Hagan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1478
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Wattisham AFB
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2350LT on September 1st on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the airplane crashed while trying to land at RAF Wattisham. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Dolan,
Sgt P. Bond,
Sgt S. J. Shippen,
Sgt T. D. McEown,
Sgt W. E. Moore.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1485
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 1939LT on August 28 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was presumably shot down by a German fighter and later crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Richard Douglas Elrington, pilot,
F/O William Dillon,
Sgt Eric Noel Hare,
Sgt James Arthur Smith,
F/O Norman Allan Taylor.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Wihogne: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Wihogne
Liege
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 Hemswell in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wihogne, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Cpl Kazimierz Maciej Gorny,
Lt Jan Tadeusz Klocek,
Cpl Jan Stanisław Korepta,
Sgt Czesław Poniatowski,
Sgt Stanisław Konrad Turski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Rummen

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1491
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Rummen
Flemish Brabant
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 Hemswell at 2000LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rummen. Three crew members became PoW and three others evaded.
Crew:
F/O Wladysław Gandor,
W/O Jan Michal Uramowski,
F/O Edward Mucha,
F/O Stanisław Swida,
P/O Joseph Tyszko,
Sgt Antoni Marian Wasiak.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Erika: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0042 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1396
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Erika
Lower Saxony
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 Grimsby at 2042LT on August 27 on an operation to Kassel. Just after passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Erika. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Harker, pilot,
F/Sgt Allan Kilshaw Fish, observer,
Sgt Robert Howat, wireless operator,
Sgt Vincent J. Mackey, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert William Waller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Eindhoven: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1942 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Eindhoven
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on the evening of August 27 on an operation to Kassel. Over Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eindhoven. Three crew members were killed, one became PoW and another evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Feliks Gawlak, †
Cpl Jozef Janik, †
Cpl Jan Pytlak, †
F/Lt Antoni Wladysław Kiewnarski,
Sgt Tadeusz Jan Frankowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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