Schleswig-Holstein

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310060

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1941

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Möltenort, north of Kiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Bernahrd Seif, pilot,
Gefr Karl Grüber, radio operator,
Fw Josef Franz Nowarra, mechanic,
Gefr Heinz Heinrich Splettstösser, mechanic.

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Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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Z7277

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1053LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea of the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Ronald James Dick,
P/O Kenneth Charles Judd,
P/O William Frederick Race.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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V6435

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1053LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea of the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Omer Wilbur John Bishop,
Sgt Michael Christopher Hind,
F/Lt Harold Raymond Shuttleworth.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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R3767

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Plain, Valley

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1022LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed on the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Bonnett,
Sgt Reginald James Greenough,
Sgt Alfred Albert Matthews.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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T2165

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1032LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Francis Alfred George Lascelles, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Ordway, observer,
F/Sgt Cecil Pollock Weir, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Flensburg

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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8L+LK

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Flensburg. All four crew members were uninjured.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Sylt Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0013 LT

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R1024

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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 2116LT on August 12 on an operation to Hannover. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Sylt Island. All six crew members were killed.
crew:
P/O Frederick Hill Beemer, pilot,
Sgt Peter Edward Hay Dangerfield,
Sgt Ernest William Hall,
Sgt Jack Richard Littlefield,
P/O Foster William Jack Scott, observer,
Sgt Charles Frederick Young.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941 at 0200 LT

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X3127

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF Luffenham at 2218LT on August 8 on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Revensdorf. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Cecil Nuttall, †
Sgt Leslie Richard Biddlecombe,
P/O John William Whymark Graham,
F/Sgt W. D. Hughes.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hörnum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941 at 0044 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6815

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