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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to bomb oil installations in Leuna. After being hit by enemy fire, it crash landed in Alphen. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Cyril Henry Butcher,
Sgt Kenneth Nalton Farrow,
Sgt Frederick Lindesay,
Sgt Maurice George Percy Stretton.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1940 at 0326 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P4955

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1682

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2034LT on August 16 to attack the Zeiss works. It was hit by the German Flak over Jena and the crew sent a distress call at 0324LT. Two minutes later, the aircraft crash landed in a field located in Rijsbergen, about 8 km southwest from Breda. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Maxwell Nixon, pilot,
F/O Peter George Whitby, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Walter Bradley, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Richard Holmes, radio operator,
Sgt Alan Milburn Somerville, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Alphen

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1940 at 0300 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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A1+?T

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While cruising at night, the pilot got lost and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located in Alphen and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All four crew members survived.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Dussen: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3613

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Dussen, near the Bersche Maas River. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard E. Shaw, pilot,
Sgt Gordon L. Schwind, observer,
AC2 Albert C. Brogan, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-2 in Nuland

Date & Time: May 20, 1940 at 0500 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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5J+FR

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5035

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The aircraft was shot down by the Dutch Flak and crash landed in Nuland. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Cpt E. Bloedorn +3.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Milheeze: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 2330 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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N1417

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The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2000LT on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While overflying The Netherlands, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in a pasture located in Milheeze. A crewmen was killed, a second one evaded and three others became PoW.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
F/O W. C. G. Cogman,
P/O L. Miller,
Sgt K. V. Thrift, †
LAC J. R. Nicholson,
AC2 E. H. Bros.

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

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 0106 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4286

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Military

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington to disrupt communications facilities in the Netherlands, target was Breda. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Den Hout. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Leslie James Ashfield, pilot,
P/O Charles Douglas Crawley, pilot,
Sgt Francis Wallace McKinlay, observer,
Cpl Frank Preston, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Wouwse Plantage

Date & Time: May 13, 1940 at 1800 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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5J+FN

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The aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed in Wouwse Plantage. All four crew members became PoW.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Standdaartbuiten

Date & Time: May 13, 1940 at 0900 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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5J+?N

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Shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed in a polder near Standdaarbuiten. All four crew members were rescued, among them two were injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Calfven: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 2010 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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V4+AW

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After being shot down by a French fighter, the airplane crashed in Calfven. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Ofw H. Widmeyer, pilot,
Hptm F-W. Sawade, observer, †
Ofw H. Klabunde, radio operator, †
Uffz J. M. Dethlefsen, flight engineer. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.