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856

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1939

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After being shot down by enemy fire, the airplane crash landed into the sea off the Norwegian coast. All four crew members were rescued.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940

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L8750

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0120LT on a bombing mission over Stavanger. It is believed that it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O John Dawson Murphy, pilot,
Sgt George Christopher Durie, observer,
LAC Edward Lewis Weeks, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley IV into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1940

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K9043

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1496

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Dishforth at 2150LT on a bombing mission over the airfield of Aalborg, Denmark. En route, the aircraft disappeared into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/O James Ronald Birch, pilot,
Sgt Lionel Arthur Compton, copilot,
Sgt Harrison Jackson, observer,
Cpl James Cheyne McIntyre, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Nairn Alexander Young, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1940

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P4906

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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9388

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on an operation over Stavanger-Sola Airport. The airplane failed to return and it is believed that it crashed into the North Sea, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Chivers, pilot,
Sgt William Michael Mullally, navigator,
AC2 Henry Greggan, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1940 at 2234 LT

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N1352

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Vickers 408 Wellington IA

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Kinloss - Kinloss

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1516

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Kinloss at 1735LT on a mission to Trondheim. At 2207LT, the crew sent his first distress call. Several other calls were received until 2234LT when the aircraft ditched into the North Sea, killing the pilot. The crew of HMS Bassilisk arrived on the scene at 0200LT and was able to evacuate four crewmen, the body of the captain was recovered as well.
Crew (77th Squadron):
P/O Ronald Hall, pilot,
F/O Chance, navigator,
Sgt Tindall, bomber,
LAC O'Brien, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Douglas, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1940

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P9234

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Newmarket - Newmarket

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The aircraft departed RAF Newmarket at 1915LT on April 17 on a mission over Stavanger, Kristiansand and Aalborg. The aircraft failed to return and disappeared into the sea. No trace of it nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/O Abraham Frederick Smith, pilot,
P/O John Geoffrey Carr Salmond, pilot,
Sgt Edward Howard Williams, observer,
AC1 John Booth, wireless operator and air gunner,
Cpl Robert Strang Bryson, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Francis Albert Skuse Haynes, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

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Dornier DO.18

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K6+FH

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836

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The airplane crashed into the North Sea, apparently after being shot down by enemy fire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Karl Petersen,
Lt Max Keil,
Ogefr Werner Merg,
Uffz Jakob Ims.

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

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

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N6185

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

MSN:

9284

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on an operation over Stavanger-Sola Airport. The airplane failed to return and it is believed that it crashed into the North Sea, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/O Trevor Victor Poltock, pilot,
Sgt David William Edmunds, observer,
AC1 Frederick Harwood, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

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L9041

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