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Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hekendorp: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0237 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF589
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Hekendorp
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington at 2343LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hekendorp. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervyn John Arthur, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Arthur Butterworth, navigator,
Sgt James Bailey, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Orr, wireless operator, †
Sgt Stanley Gaskin, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Aphen aan den Rijn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HE412
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Alphen aan den Rijn
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2341LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Alphen aan den Rijn. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Noel Bentley Smythe, pilot, †
P/O George William Pollard, navigator, †
P/O Edward Horace Sandell, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Herbert William Peach, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ronald Alfred Barlow, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Urk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1943 at 0111 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF544
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leconfield - Leconfield
Location:
Urk
Overijssel
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 Leconfield at 2349LT on June 25 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Urk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Andrew Basil Reginald Airy, pilot,
F/O William Eric Riley, navigator,
Sgt George Charles Green, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Martin Atkinson, wireless operator,
Sgt George Ronald Johnson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off The Hague: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ518
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Skipton-on-Swale - Skipton-on-Swale
Location:
The Hague
South 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 Skipton-on-Swale at 2305LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 10 km west of The Hague. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Joseph Jacques Charles Mercier, pilot,
F/O Joseph Rene Guy Gingras, navigator,
F/Sgt Mansell Ramsay Deverell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Martin Patrick Tobin, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Maurice Conrad Lagace, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Hamme-Mille: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0258 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Moor - East Moor
Location:
Hamme-Mille
Walloon Brabant
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 East Moor at 2306LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hamme-Mille, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Leo Frederick O'Leary, pilot,
F/Sgt Edward Burgess Peart, navigator,
F/Sgt Charles William Keay, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Matthew Meech, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Harold Stanley Hicks, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Dessel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Dessel
Antwerp
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 Kirmington at 2314LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dessel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Robert Eldyrn Currie, pilot,
Sgt Norman Algar Musgrove Cawthra, navigator,
P/O Norman Bernard Touzel, navigator,
Sgt George Henry Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Neddham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Issum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ376
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Issum
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2307LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Issum. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O W. Turecki, pilot,
Sgt Antoni Bielski, †
Sgt Jan Bijowski, †
Sgt Kazimierz Zaeniewski, †
Sgt R. Kosiarski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Kerkdriel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF572
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Skipton-on-Swale - Skipton-on-Swale
Location:
Kerkdriel
Gelderland
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 Skipton-on-Swale at 2305LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kerkdriel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Neil Goldie, pilot,
Sgt George Liddle, navigator,
Sgt Frank William Noel Trowbridge, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Kingston Killick, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Albert Sparrow, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X in Wetten: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0057 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Wetten
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Ingham at 2309LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wetten, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Stanisław Jawoszek, pilot,
F/Lt Karol Jan Obrycki, navigator,
Sgt Eugeniusz Bartosiak, bomb aimer,
Sgt Franciszek Skoskiewicz, wireless operator,
Sgt Sergiusz Jacewicz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Katwijk aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1943 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ413
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2320LT on June 23 for special duties off the coast of Holland. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 30 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward Victor Eastham, pilot,
P/O William James Herrington, navigator,
F/O Geoffrey Sansom, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard William Smith, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Livesey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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