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The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel off the coast of Cornwall. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Josef Wilms, pilot,
Lt Max-Dieter Schmid, observer,
Hgefr Josef Dorfschmid, mechanic,
Uffz Rudolf Seidenzahl, radio operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940

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R3809

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. It probably crashed into The Channel. No trace was ever found. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank ALbert Roberts Wheeler, pilot,
Sgt Donald Hooker,
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Johnson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1940

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T1794

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Norwich - Norwich

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The airplane departed Norwich Airport to attack R-boats operating in The Channel. Shot down by a machine gun while over the target and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Maxwell Frederick Hendry,
Sgt Vincent Arrowsmith,
Sgt Percival Matthew Davidson.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1940

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R3160

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1925LT on September 18 on an operation to Le Havre. Presumed lost over The Channel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Spencer Cox,
P/O George Reginald Michael Ford,
Sgt Henry Herbert Harrison,
P/O John Sydney Pay,
Sgt William Roy Pope,
P/O Donald Ralph Tuppen.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1940

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T1852

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an operation to Calais. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Preston,
Sgt William Hutchison Kilgour,
Sgt Thomas Davis Weston Ross.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1940

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R2786

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on operation 'Invasion Ports'. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into The Channel or the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Philip Leslie Norgrove Hughes,
SGt Ronald Emes Hollingshead,
Sgt Oswald Morris Yeomans.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1940

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R2788

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2055LT on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles William Cooke,
Sgt Cyril James Day,
Sgt Robert Nettleton Spencer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1940

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P6955

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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9465

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2120LT on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/L Esmond John Palmer, pilot,
Sgt James McKee, observer,
Sgt Stanley Keable Booth, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1940

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