Schleswig-Holstein

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R1506

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2210LT on May 8 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Heligoland Island. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Cyril Robertson Burch, pilot, †
Sgt William George Hugh Dauncey, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Alfred Keates, wireless operator, †
P/O David Martin, observer, †
Sgt D. Westmacott,
Sgt G. D. K. Jones.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1941

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AD796

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Plain, Valley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2110LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Eddelak. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Hope Crush, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Townsend Hall, pilot,
Sgt Eric George Norman, wireless operator,
Sgt William Keith Thompson, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T1814

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1028LT to attack a convoy off Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie William Bacon,
Sgt Alan Chester Bonnett,
P/O Herbert Kitchener Marshall.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V5855

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1028LT to attack a convoy off Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Dunning, pilot,
Sgt Peter Hope, observer,
Sgt James Harold Bruce, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Kiel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1941

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R1439

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Plain, Valley

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kiel-Holtenau. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Cyril Payne, pilot,
Sgt Peter Robert Birch Meynell, pilot,
Sgt Henry William Patten, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Eric Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard George Gillam, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur George Humphries, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Westerland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1941 at 1420 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T1829

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the island of Westerland, it was shot down by ground fire then by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harold Peter Griffith Jones, pilot,
F/Sgt Kennedy Charles Walton, observer,
Sgt John Frederick Horsham, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Hostrup

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 0050 LT

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Avro 679 Manchester

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L7302

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of April 8 on an operation to Kiel. Just after passing the border between Denmark and Germany, the aircraft was hit by the German Flak. The right engine caught fire and exploded. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed, and all six occupants became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
Sgt William Buck,
Sgt Douglas Alfred Budden,
Sgt Leslie William Hedges,
W/Cdr Noel Challis Hyde,
F/Lt Hugh Travers Morgan,
F/Sgt John Wells.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Kiel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941

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T2542

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of April 8 on an operation to Kiel. It was lost without trace, but it is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the target area. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Philip Cusworth, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Matthew Flinders Hitchcock, pilot,
Sgt James Clark Cattell, observer,
Sgt Richard Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Cyril Rowland, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander John McHardy, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Kiel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941

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X3167

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