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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Bremen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV737
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Harwell - Harwell
Location:
Hemelingen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Harwell at 2241LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hemelingen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Christopher Evans, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Idris Coffin, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Phillip Morgan, observer,
Sgt Alfred George Leyland, wireless operator,
Sgt Michael Sweeney, air gunner,
Sgt J .McRewin Kennedy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hemelingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941 at 0227 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
W5726
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Hemelingen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston in the evening of July 14 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hemelingen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Antoni Burak,
Cpt Jerzy Janota-Bzowski,
Sgt Czesław Kaczalski,
Lt Antoni Zenon Lisinski,
Sgt Stanisław Aleks Mitkowski,
2nd Lt Jan Ostrowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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