Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlieland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9812
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
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 Binbrook at 2310LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Matthew Richard Atkinson, pilot,
Sgt John Gregory O'Sullivan, observer,
Sgt Allan Neil Blackley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Douglas Howie McIntosh, wireless operator,
Sgt William Waller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Westeraccumersiel

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1479
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Westeraccumersiel
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2340LT on an operation to Bremen. After passing the German coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in shallow water off Westeraccumersiel. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/C Stanisław Michał Krzystyniak, pilot,
F/O Jerzy Prasniewski, pilot,
P/O Paweł Wilhelm Tobolski, navigator,
Sgt Marian Karol Przybylski, wireless operator,
Sgt Jarosław Szymankiewicz, air gunner,
Sgt Julian Stanisław Kwiatkowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Den Helder: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1349
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden
Location:
Den Helder-De Kooy
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 Chipping Warden on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder-De Kooy. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Charles Russell Wilson, pilot,
F/Lt Donald Patrickson Drussel, observer,
F/Sgt David White Taylor, wireless operator,
P/O Ryland George Addis, air gunner,
F/Sgt Frederick James Golightly, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV778
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden
Flight number:
6MTA
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Steeple Morden at 2314LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. It is believed that it crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Cubitt, pilot,
Sgt Richard John Parish, observer,
Sgt William Harvey Flower, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Lyell Wilton, air gunner,
F/Sgt Fernleigh William Mutton, air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Rügen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Donna Nook - Donna Nook
MSN:
414-2688
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rügen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Donna Nook on an operation to Germany. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Baltic Sea off Rügen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Humphrey Desmond Cooke, pilot,
S/L Cyril Norman Crook, pilot,
P/O James Cameron Watson, observer,
F/Sgt Griffiths McGlynn, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Albert William Hubbard, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0211 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9446
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2258LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Stanley Edward Herbert Morgan, pilot,
Sgt Jack Joffre Southern, flight engineer,
P/O Patrick John Noble Robinson, observer,
Sgt James Alexander Fraser, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Harry Brett, air gunner,
F/Sgt Douglas George Williamson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Den Helder: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
P5147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thornaby - Thornaby
MSN:
414-1836
YOM:
1940
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thornaby at 2315LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the Sea of Wadden off Den Helder. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (1st OTU):
P/O David Reed Farnham, pilot, †
F/O William Denman Whatley, pilot, †
S/L William Derek Hodgkinson,
F/Sgt Victor Frank Cave.



Probable cause:
Shot down by a German night fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I into the Waddenzee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0132 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7442
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Waddenzee
All The Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2358LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Montgomery Livingston, pilot,
Sgt William Bennett, flight engineer,
P/O Alexander John Kenny, observer,
P/O Lewis Alfred Booth, navigator,
P/O Francis Larry Flynn, bomb aimer,
Sgt Raymond Coates, wireless operator,
P/O James Graham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Hindeloopen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0042 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1067
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Hindeloopen
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2300LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the IJsselmeer, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed off Hindeloopen. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O John Arthur Whittingham, pilot, †
P/O George Gibson, navigator,
Sgt Douglas Brown Donaldson, wireless operator,
Sgt Anthony George Springthorpe, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Alfred Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Dronfield, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Great Yarmouth

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9701
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wellesbourne Mountford - Wellesbourne Mountford
Location:
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
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 Wellesbourne Mountford at 2228LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak. While returning to base the following night, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane some 80 km off Great Yarmouth. The airplane sank and was lost. All five crew members were rescued on June 30.
Crew:
Sgt R. W. Davison,
Sgt G. F. J. Phalempin,
Sgt R. Dempsay,
Sgt G. D. Murray,
Sgt J. G. Cameron.
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