Stavanger-Sola

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N7279

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1675

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Neil Ewart,
P/O Francis Sirius Crawford,
Sgt Edgar Pearce,
AC1 Thomas Morton.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 0900 LT

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N7270

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1666

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Clifford Stephen Greenaway, pilot,
Sgt Sydney George Henry Stephens,
Sgt Adam Fraser King,
Cpl Alfred John Hull.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 0900 LT

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N7217

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1613

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Blanshard Askquith-Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Hugh Nicholls,
AC1 Samuel James Watkin Baines, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Long.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 1430 LT

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Registration:

N7335

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Wick - Wick

MSN:

414-1731

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1940

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The crew departed RAF Wick at 1115LT on a maritime patrol flight along the Norwegian coast. While approaching Stavanger, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Sola Airport. Three crew members were killed while the fourth occupant was recued and became PoW.
Crew (269th Squadron):
P/O Albert V. N. Bartlett, †
P/O William N. Hammond, †
Sgt Albert A. Townsend, †
LAC S. MacKenzie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 on Venøya Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

F6+DH

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Mountains

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Stavanger - Stavanger

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5640

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The aircraft departed Stavanger-Sola on a reconnaissance mission. While cruising in poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located on Venøya Island. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1940 at 0823 LT

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N7278

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Wick - Wick

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414-1674

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1939

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The airplane departed Wick on a bombing mission over Stavanger-Sola Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German Me.109 and crashed about 10 km offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
LAC George Welsh,
Sgt George Kelly,
Sgt Kenneth Bell,
P/O Alfred Henry Hayter.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Stavanger: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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N6202

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

MSN:

9301

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth to bomb the Stavanger-Sola Airport. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
LAC John Rosemond,
Sgt Frank James Robert Beavis,
Sgt Ronald Abbott.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Stavanger: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9242

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth to bomb the Stavanger-Sola Airport. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. A crew member bailed out and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/L K. C. Doran, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Henry John Batterick, observer, †
P/O Frederick Maurice Norman Searle. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1940 at 1115 LT

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N7306

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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