2 Wellingtons Which Crashed 14/15th Aug 1940?

2 Wellingtons which crashed 14/15th August 1940?

Kevin

Thanks for your reply.
I had looked at the copies you suggested but drew a blank too!

I had a photocopy page of the Harwell ORB covering that night 14/15th August and apparently a Marham Wellington landed there from the Bordeaux raid? I knew that Wellingtons (Marham), Whitleys (Driffield & Dishforth), Blenheims (Wyton) and 36 Hampdens were on the Op that night from official records and those you suggested.

So I contacted six website email contacts and Malcom Barrass emailed me back with 3 Marham Wellington crashes, a/c numbers and crash/force landing places.

Been to the PRO, have all copy documents of Marham RAF Station and Operational Records of Marham that night. 12 Wellington aircraft took off and only 6 made it back to base (crews safe apparently).

The others crashed/force landed, or landed at the following:
a) 1 Crashed Titchwell near Brancaster (Nr Hunstanton) badly damaged, (NOT Hunston per War Room Daily Summary PRO)
b) 1 Crashed Bicester.
c) 1 Forced Landed Boscombe Down (damaged apparently).
d) 1 landed at Boscombe Down
e) 1 landed at Middle Wallop
f) 1 landed at Chisledon Camp

No mention of one landing at Harwell.

Kevin, will email you direct later in the week with any new developments.

Thanks for your interest and reply.

Mark

Observer.

Hi, Mark.

Bomber Command Losses has nothing on Wellingtons matching that date, I’ve checked both operational and OTU losses.

Bomber Command War Diaries has the following:

14/15th August, 1940.

FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND

92 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to various targets, including raids on 3 oil refineries in France. 2 Blenheims and 2 Whitleys lost.

Don’t think it’s much use to you.

Regards,

kev35

2 Wellingtons Which Crashed 14/15th Aug 1940?

Hi

UPDATE
I have found that some, or all of the Wellingtons that night on the Bordeaux Op were possibly from MARHAM, because a Wellington from Marham landed at Harwell on the 14th August, whilst on the Bordeaux Op.

The information about the 2 crashes at HUNSTON and BICESTER was mentioned twice in the War Room Daily Summaries, the target was an Oil Refienery at Blaye, Nr Bordeaux, 14/15th August 1940.

Any help with the 2 Wellingtons which crashed at HUNSTON and BICESTER would be fantastic!

Thanks
Observer