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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Detling on a maritime patrol flight. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Russell K. Curzon, pilot,
Sgt Norman J. Sparks,
AC1 Laurence V. Pepper,
Sgt George A. Mitchell.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8829

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1504LT to attack German columns in the Forêt de Gault. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Merritt, pilot,
Sgt Neville William Carlile, observer,
Sgt Leslie D. Nineham, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

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L7800

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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While on a maritime patrol flight off the Belgian coast, the aircraft crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
F/O John Stainforth Douglas-Cooper,
P/O Michael Benedict Dawson,
Sgt Geoffrey Bernard Fleming,
Sgt Robert Donaldson,
Sgt Michael Murphy,
P/O John Rupert Swift.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1940 at 0801 LT

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Dornier DO.17

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7T+BL

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed into the sea. A crew member was killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Gerbig, pilot,
Uffz Karl Hoelscher, mechanic,
Lt Gerhard Prikker, observer. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1940

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Dornier DO.18

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8L+LK

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790

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1939

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea. A crew as killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Bernhard Lippert, pilot,
Lt Heinz Weinling, observer, †
Fw Georg Klare,
Uffz Karl Stöckinger.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J into the North Sea

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940 at 1102 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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M7+AK

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and was ditched into the North Sea some 185 km north of Norderney. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940

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P9288

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0100LT on a bombing mission over Nieuwpoort. It crashed in unknown circumstances, probably into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O Robert Colin Simmons,
Sgt John McLean,
Sgt Edward Alan Downham,
Sgt Dallas Atack,
Sgt James Bridge.

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

Date & Time: May 25, 1940

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P1318

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off the Belgian Coast. All four crew members were presumed dead as no trace of the airplane was ever found.
Crew:
P/O John Keith Bennett, pilot,
F/O Peter Saumarez Butler, pilot,
Sgt John Harrison, observer,
LAC George R. J. Parsons, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1940

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7402

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