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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2338LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
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P/O Sydney Rupert Andrews,
Sgt John Bernard Hancock,
Sgt Alexander Melville,
Sgt William Wotherspoon Melville,
Sgt Raymond Stanley Peck,
Sgt William Ruddock Welch.

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

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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5J+JS

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3836

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The airplane departed Leeuwarden Airport on an operation to England. It was lost without trace and crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt O. G. M. Allwang, pilot,
Ofw M. Frank, observer,
Ofw B. Münstermann, radio operator,
Gefr J. Günther, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941

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The airplane crashed in unknow circumstances somewhere in the North Sea, killing the entire crew.
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Oblt E. K. Steinbacher, pilot,
Fw P. Mack, observer,
Uffz H. Baumert, observer,
Uffz H. Stehle, radio operator,
Uffz K. Beck, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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M2+EL

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Heinrich Schäfer, pilot,
Oblt Paul Berkenhoff, observer,
Ogefr Erich Friedel, radio operator,
Gefr Günter Heinse, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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M2+FK

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Wilhelm Simon, pilot,
Lt Walther Anderson, observer,
Fw Waldemar Katzer, radio operator,
Gefr Wolfgang Kansing, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1941 at 0335 LT

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at2220LT on June 20 on an operation to Kiel. Last heard at 0335LT calling for assistance. At that time, the airplane was plotted some 60 miles off the German coast. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Henry Burr,
Sgt William Albert James Davis,
Sgt Nigel Rodney Patrick Goodenough,
Sgt Gordon Grant Jillett,
Sgt Bernard Joseph Mees,
Sgt Alfred Gordon Venn.

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

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1941 at 0020 LT

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The airplane departed Marham in the evening of June 20 on an operation to Kiel. Over the North Sea, it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed some 200 km east of Spurn Head. No trace of the airplane nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt William John Baird,
Sgt Desmond Aubrey Dacre,
Sgt John Abbott Donald,
Sgt Mason John Fraser,
Sgt Dennis Higham Harrison,
Sgt Harry Hutchinson.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Mitsubishi MC-20 in the Japan Sea: 18 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1941

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While performing a scheduled flight between Japan and China, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea of Japan. All 18 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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