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Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
W6489
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
9494
YOM:
1940
Location:
North Sea
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Region:
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was on mine laying operation when it crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Jack Rowland Fishwick,
Sgt David Stewart Craik,
Sgt Thomas Wareing,
Sgt Alfred Thomas Smith.

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

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2163
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
North Sea
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Region:
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1450LT on an operation to Amsterdam. Lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
P/O Alfred Harmon Poulsen,
Sgt James Burton,
Sgt Harold Summers.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941 at 1350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+AB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
35
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane attacked the ocean-tug HMS Seaman when it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean some 200 miles northwest of the Irish coast. Three crew members were killed and three others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Friedrich-Wilhelm Burmeister, pilot,
Ofw Walter Ibe, pilot, †
Uffz Horst Kittner, radio operator, †
Flh Heinz John, radio operator, †
O/Ing Bruno Gumpert, flight engineer,
Uffz Rudolf Steinmayer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.83T into the Mediterranean Sea: 16 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.83
Operator:
Registration:
I-AREM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rome – Seville – Villa Cisneros – Sal – Natal – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
34019
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
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Region:
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was on its way from Italy to Brazil and departed Rome for the first leg to Seville. While overflying the Mediterranean Sea, contact was lost and it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. As the airplane failed to land at Seville Airport, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 16 occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Vittorio Suster, pilot,
Daniele Baldini, pilot,
Mr. Andenna, flight engineer,
Mr. Verdosci, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1941 at 2228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0227
Location:
North Sea
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Region:
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Kräher, pilot,
Uffz Martin Stachowski, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Diwok, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5060
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1772
YOM:
1940
Location:
North Sea
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Region:
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Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1705LT on an operation to Bremen. It was lost without trace and maybe crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Denis Wright,
P/O Richard William Trehern,
Sgt Charles Grindlay Sinclair,
Sgt John Desmond Lamb Kelly,
Sgt Charles Thomas Swaffield.

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

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2328
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
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Region:
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) on an operation to Cologne. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Robert Carleton Beaman,
Sgt Henry Robson,
Sgt Douglas Trigwell.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P2098
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
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World
Region:
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley in the evening of December 27 on a mine laying mission off Brest. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Chalres Edward Richard Sidebotham,
Sgt William Chambers,
Sgt William Moss Eaton,
Sgt William Robert Noel Beavers.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
7T+EL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2897
Location:
North Sea
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Region:
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Following an operation over Liverpool, the bomber failed to return to its base and probably crashes somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace. All four crew were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Gustav Hosche, pilot,
Oblt Hans-Herbert Schneider, observer,
Fw Gerhard Taulien, radio operator,
Fw Josef Butz, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2039
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
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Region:
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2051LT on December 16 on an operation to Mannheim. Presumed lost over the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew.
Sgt Henry James Clarke,
Sgt George Matheson Wilcox,
Sgt Michael Joseph Oliver Heaney.
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