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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6513
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1243LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Bell,
Sgt Ernest George Martin,
Sgt John Tague.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9240
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1300LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Clifford Brewer,
Sgt Harold Dunnington Cue,
Sgt John Mackinson Jarrell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Kiel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE159
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Kiel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2220LT on July 28 on a mine laying operation in the Kiel Bay. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Brandwood Burrows,
P/O John Malcolm Graham,
F/Sgt Cyril John Jolin,
Sgt Cyril Douglas Rose.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Wedel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1495
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Wedel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2215LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wedel, about 20 km northwest of Hamburg. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Bethridge-Topp, pilot, †
Sgt Alan Richard Harris, pilot, †
P/O Keith Fereday Glenn, observer, †
Sgt Robert Alfred Galbraith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Ronald Norman, wireless operator, †
P/O Kenneth Charles Edwards.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mfe in Travemünde: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-AFYS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4020
YOM:
1933
Location:
Travemünde
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane named 'Gustav Dörr' crashed in unknown circumstances near Travemünde. All four crew members and six passengers were killed.
Crew:
Fw Eberhard Klix, pilot,
Fw Joachim Fechteler, radio operator,
Gefr Walter Jung, radio operator,
Fw Alfred Greil, mechanic.
Passengers:
Lt Helmut Philipps,
Ofw Herbert Luens,
Uffz Gerhard Beising,
Gefr Josef Zylla,
Uffz Ernst Ruppert,
Uffz Heinz Macenstein.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Hochdonn: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6396
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Hochdonn
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0830LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hochdonn. F/S Robertson managed to get out of the aircraft, but his parachute opened prematurely and he became caught up in the tail unit.
Crew:
S/L Herbert Douglas Haig Cooper, pilot,
F/Sgt John Stewart Robertson, observer, †
F/Sgt John Hall Simpson, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I Off Pellworm Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6015
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Pellworm Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2320LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Pellworm Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Michael Metaxa, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Ridge Batchellor,
Sgt Douglas George Brown,
Sgt Sidney Timothy O'Mara,
P/O Richard Christopher Sykes Renshaw,
Sgt John Kenneth Woodhams, wireless operator,
Sgt William Patrick Grant, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3133
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Haseldorf
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2235LT on June 29 on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Haseldorf. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Douglas Hughes, pilot,
Sgt Charles Townsend Chipperfield, pilot,
Sgt Albert Patrick Drane, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles Robert Wells, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ellerbek: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6016
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Ellerbek
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crash landed in Ellerbek, northwest of Hamburg. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Cecil Smith, pilot, †
F/Sgt Richard Smith Storie, air gunner, †
Sgt L. B. McCarthy,
Sgt D. B. Annesley,
Sgt T. S. Thorkilsen,
Sgt W. B. Louch,
Sgt D. Rees.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Sylt Island

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6139
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Sylt Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1029LT on an operation to Westerland. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Sylt Island. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Clement Murray Chown,
Sgt Michael Kelly,
Sgt Alfred Ernest William Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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