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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2010LT on August 16 to bomb an oil plant located in Böhlen. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Peine. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Stanley Scott, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Allen Beale, pilot,
Sgt Peter Duncan Salmon, radio operator,
Sgt Roy Desmond Edward Clarke, observer,
Sgt Harry Haggett, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Kirchweyhe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4379

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation over Salzbergen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Kirchweyhe, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
P/O Harry Christie Sheldon, pilot,
F/Sgt Wilfred Ward, observer,
Sgt Robert McCrindle Morrison, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Edward Throwner, wireless operator.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Wilhelmshaven

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1940 at 0449 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P4983

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1705

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb a synthetic oil plant in the region of Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances at night near Wilhelmshaven. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Bowes,
Sgt Frank John Cecil Brown,
Sgt John Albert Kearey,
Sgt William Henry Mercer,
Sgt Ernest Harry Platts.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Wilhelmshaven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4358

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mission over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in a field. Three crew members became PoW and a fourth was killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Fleming Cowan,
P/O Alexander Herbert Gould,
Sgt John Neil Prendergast,
P/O David Stuart Carnegie, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Jever AFB

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4344

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a raid over Germany. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near Jever AFB. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Bonson,
P/O Kenneth Jones,
Sgt George Anthony Wright,
Sgt D. D. Cain.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Wilhelmshaven: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

P4343

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mine laying mission off Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt D. H. Davis, pilot,
P/O Maurice Roy Tagg, pilot, †
Sgt Frederic Stanley Waltho, wireless operator, †
Sgt Andrew McNab Cockburn, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of Vickers 408 Wellington IA

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 408 Wellington IA

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P9227

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The airplane departed RAF Marham on a bombing mission over Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Klein-Henstedt. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Henry Clement Hunkin, pilot,
P/O Joseph Barker, pilot,
Sgt G. Clark, observer,
Sgt H. Dickson, air gunner,
Sgt James John MacGregor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alfred George Stanley Colley, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Beckedorf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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L7792

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on a bombing mission over Hamburg. While cruising at night over Lower Saxony, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Beckedorf. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (37th Squadron):
Sgt John Francis McCauley, pilot, †
Sgt Sydney Chapman Kirkbride, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Edward Read, observer, †
Sgt T. Johnson,
Sgt George John William Grimson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Bad Bentheim: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1940 at 2300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4390

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a bombing mission over Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Bad Bentheim. The pilot was killed and three other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Eadie, pilot, †
F/Lt Edwin Charles Sandars Fewtrell, navigator and pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Bailey Wood, observer,
Sgt Edward Victor Gawith, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Short down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Jever AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940 at 0220 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R3236

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Flight

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Bombing

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on July 6 on a bombing mission over Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the Jever AFB. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Weatherall Lindsay, pilot,
P/O Ralph Alan Anthony Ball, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Aitken, observer,
Sgt John Henry Waterfall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Glen, wireless operator and air gunner.

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