Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1319

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2245LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Horst. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Charles Lealand Olsson, pilot,
F/O James Aarthur Goring, observer,
P/O William Scott Findlay, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Alfred Penney, air gunner, †
Sgt Alfred Herbert Collinson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942

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Z1376

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2312LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Bush,
F/Sgt Noel Ernest Robertson Carrel,
Sgt Stanley James Oertel,
Sgt James Octon Straffen,
Sgt Stanley William Walliter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942 at 0201 LT

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Z1462

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2351LT on July 25 on an operation to Duisburg. After passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wielen. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John William Edward Leighton, pilot, †
Sgt Laurence James Sams, †
Sgt Raphael Sherman, †
Sgt Clarence Frederick Sinclair,
Sgt William George Taylor.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942

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Z1287

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 0039LT on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Noel Geoffrey Sprake, pilot,
Sgt Orme Kedgley,
Sgt Roy Albert Mansell,
Sgt Douglas Wallace Moss,
P/O Bertram Noel Ward.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV at RAF Ingham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Z1244

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Ingham - Ingham

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Ingham AFB (Cammeringham AFB)

Lincolnshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham on an operation to Duisburg. Over the area of Nijmegen, it was attacked and damaged by a German fighter. The crew was able to return to base where the airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed. A crew was killed, a second was injured and three others escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt Stanisław Janek, †
Sgt H. Kowalski,
F/O E. Metler,
Sgt I. Konderak,
F/O K. Zakrzewski.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1942

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Z1399

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Plain, Valley

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Breighton - Breighton

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Moers

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton 0003LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Moers, west of Duisburg. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Clifford Henry Burgess,
P/O David Bruce Mills,
F/Sgt William Harrie Nettle,
Sgt Donald Bagley, wireless operator,
Sgt James Mcpherson Milligan, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Great Yarmouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 1220 LT

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Z1472

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0910LT on an air sea rescue operation. While cruising approximately 65 km east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Antoni Robert Majcherczyk, pilot,
F/O Władysław Szymanowski, observer, †
Sgt Wiktor Jablonski, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Andrzej Rudel, air gunner, †
Sgt Jan Michał Nowak, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942

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Z1408

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2359LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Vandersteen, pilot,
Sgt David Berger, observer,
Sgt Norman Wilfred Dawkins, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Arthur Evans, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Kenneth McGrath, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942

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