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Following an operation over London, the twin engine bomber crashed for unknown reasons into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Lt G. Schachtebeck, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Fass, observer,
Fw W. Jessen, radio operator,
Uffz O. Ihme, mechanic,
Gfr J. Haslacher, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940

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R3755

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0815LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Lavery Daly,
Sgt Cuthbert Mein,
Sgt John Edward Moss.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940

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Heinkel He.111

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1H+AM

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on a raid over Edinburgh. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea, killing all five crew members.
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Fw E. Ewerts, pilot,
Ofw A. Suszmann, observer,
Fw R. Handwerker, radio operator,
Uffz W. Mahlman, air gunner,
Oblt Wingendorf.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Moray Firth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1940 at 2300 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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While on a night cross-country exercice, the airplane crashed into the Moray Firth. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Cecil Denison,
Sgt Robert Hurst Cowley,
Sgt Frank Joseph Leslie Nicholas.

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It is believed that the airplane ran out of fuel.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940

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P4416

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a bombing mission over Berlin. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Nicoll Brian Fawcett,
Sgt John Baker,
Sgt James Cunningham Clarke,
AC1 Gordon Reay.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1940

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R3770

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton and was lost without trace, probably after crashing into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Bowers,
Sgt Peter Kevin Garvey,
Sgt Henry Rolls.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940

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T1882

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Patrick Joseph Byrne,
Sgt Frederick Leece Smith,
Sgt Harold Edward Tyldesley.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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P4410

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack targets along the Dortmund -Ems Kanal. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea.
Crew:
F/O Ellis Henry Ross,
Sgt Ronald John Buckley,
Sgt Joseph Langley Dewhurst,
Sgt Kenneth Anthony Sayer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940

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