Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Rheine: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2307 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ969
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Rheine
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2026LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Rheine. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Franklin Rees, pilot,
Sgt Edmund Arden Hall, navigator, †
Sgt Herbert Windsor Crock, observer, †
Sgt Robert Harry Fuller, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Francis Oakley, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Oostduinkerke: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BJ987
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Oostduinkerke
West Flanders
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 Finningley at 2022LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Oostduinkerke. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Richard Edgar Bertram, pilot,
F/Sgt Cleveland John Eggleton, navigator,
P/O John Robert Agar, air gunner,
F/Sgt Frank John Gallagher,
F/Sgt Richard Melvin George.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Ellinghausen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Ellinghausen
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 Finningley at 2024LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching Dortmund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ellinghausen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervin Keith Matson, pilot,
F/Sgt Joseph Hilarion Charron, navigator,
Sgt Stanley Terance Southgate, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frank Reginald Molton, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry William Hancock, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Borrowdale: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1942 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV600
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Borrowdale
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Finningley on a cross country exercise. While cruising at night in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Borrowdale, Cumbria. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Bruce Sage, pilot,
F/Sgt George Edward Derbyshire, navigator,
Sgt Jack Lionel Brovender, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt James Anderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Brown Burnett, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC on Mt Dufton Pike

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2715
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Mt Dufton Pike
Cumbria
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 Finningley at 2130LT on a night training exercise. En route, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and in low visibility, he decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground. At a height of 2,000 feet, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Dufton Pike located about 6 km north of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Upon impact, the tail was sheared off and the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members were injured.
Crew (25th OTU):
Sgt Basil Glynn, pilot,
Sgt Robert Lyster Skillen, navigator,
Sgt Huge William Campbell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Edward Collinson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Harold Nelson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Loon op Zand: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV439
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Loon op Zand
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2341LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak and later shot down by a German fighter. It crashed near Loon op Zand and was destroyed. An air gunner was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Patrick Pallis Lome Elphinstone Welch, pilot,
P/O John Hamilton, observer,
Sgt Saunders Valensky, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis James Veasey, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Francis Penney, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV560
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Wemeldinge
Zeeland
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 Finningley at 2345LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wemeldinge, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Vernon Leroy Simonson, pilot,
F/Sgt William Henry Treadwell, observer,
Sgt Victor Stanley Mason, observer,
Sgt James Bertram Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Harold Day, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Cologne: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV829
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2349LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. While trying to escape, control was lost and the airplane flew into a pylon and crashed near Cologne. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Claude John Frith, pilot,
Sgt Charles Henry Moody, observer, †
Sgt Gordon Craig Padkin, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Oswald Lloyd Sharpe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Ross Campbell, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Zandvoort: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2909
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Zandvoort
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 Finningley at 2336LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and to have crashed into the North Sea off Zandvoort. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Prime, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Buchan, observer,
P/O Edwin Bertram Willoughby, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Charles Cohen, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Tait, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Nederasselt: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV434
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Nederasselt
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2259LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nederasselt. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Frank Jessop, pilot,
Sgt John Albert Nugent, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Clough, observer,
Sgt Richard John Ammerdale Johnstone, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert Arthur Booth, wireless operator,
Sgt George Thomson Reid, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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