Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the St Brides Bay: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1704
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dale - Dale
Location:
Dale RNAS
Pembrokeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training exercise at RNAS Dale when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the St Brides Bay, north of the airbase. The wreckage was not found and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Tadeusz Rafal Skierkowski, pilot,
F/O Adam Ludwik Schultz, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off South Stack: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1172
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dale - Dale
Location:
South Stack
Anglesey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RNAS Dale on a cross country navigation exercise. While cruising off Anglesey, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea off the South Stack lighthouse. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ryszard Marian Jarno,
Sgt Ludwik Ruszel,
Sgt Antoni Tycholis,
P/O Leszek Teofil Wasilewski,
P/O Antoni Alesky Zielinski,
Sgt Grzegorz Piotr Gramiak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off RNAS Dale: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
HX384
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dale - Dale
Location:
Dale RNAS
Pembrokeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Just after takeoff from RNAS Dale, while in initial climb at night, the airplane was caught by strong winds and crashed into the sea less than 500 metres offshore. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members have drowned.
Crew:
Cpt Ludwik Maslanka,
Lt Tadeusz Marian Siuzdak,
Cpl Pawel Drozdziok,
Cpl Marian Jerzy Modrzewski,
Lt Michal Omieljaszko,
Cpl Stanisław Rudolph Wojtowicz.
Probable cause:
Caught by strong winds.
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