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P6955

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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9465

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2120LT on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/L Esmond John Palmer, pilot,
Sgt James McKee, observer,
Sgt Stanley Keable Booth, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1940

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R3612

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation over Ostend. It was lost without trace, probably after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Theos Geoffrey Scott Jarman,
Sgt William Ian Struan Patrick,
Sgt Victor William Pegler.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into The Channel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1940

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R3175

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The aircraft departed RAF Mildenhall at 2335LT on September 8 on an operation over Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was lost without trace, probably after crashing into The Channel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (149th Squadron):
P/O John Leeming Leeds,
Sgt Robert Anderson Jerritt,
Sgt Stanley Charles Grant,
Sgt Herbert Gresford Gledhill,
Sgt William Wilson Crooks,
Sgt Alfred Charles Martin.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1940

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R3915

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1200LT to reconnoitre the Belgian and Dutch coast. It was lost without trace, probably after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Alexander William Locke Cobbe,
P/O Henry Morton Christopher,
Sgt William Hogg Cassells.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1940

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R3730

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1200LT to reconnoitre the Belgian and Dutch coast. It was lost without trace, probably after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Maxwell McCausland,
Sgt Ronald Samuel Fletcher,
Sgt John Bernard Philpott.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1940

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L8848

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1555LT on an operation over the Netherlands. While approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Gerald Lawrence Clayton, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Charles Coish, observer,
Sgt Gordon Taylor, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1940 at 0440 LT

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P4935

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Leeming - Leeming

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1662

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2033LT on September 6 to bomb the Salzhot Oil Depot in Berlin. Last heard on w/t at 0440 by which time the crew had flown as far as 0340E. Despite an extensive air and sea search, no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found. It is possible that it crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Dennis Joseph Arthur Stevens,
F/O Roy Haydn Thomas,
Sgt Ronald Hilton,
Sgt Brian Walter Neville,
Sgt Harold Victor Seed.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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5K+??

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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2619

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Ofw W. Kleine, pilot,
Hptm F. Ötting, observer,
Fw I. Hubert, mechanic,
Uffz E. Völkert, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940 at 0456 LT

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