Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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T4233

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Plain, Valley

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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1906

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2258LT on June 30 on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the south of Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Diergaarde, east of Maastricht. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Bruckshaw, pilot,
F/O Arthur Leslie Pullen, pilot,
Sgt Frank Gerald Coulby, observer,
Sgt John Cruikshanks Newlands, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Sills, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Dorsten: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941

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P5018

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Leeming - Leeming

MSN:

1740

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1940

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Dorsten

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2347LT on June 30 on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching Essen from the north, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Dorsten. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Barrett, pilot, †
Sgt William James Pickering Rice, observer, †
Sgt John William Davidson,
P/O William Menzies Weekes Fowler,
Sgt Herbert Henry Joslin.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Thetford: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941

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Z6584

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Leeming - Leeming

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2055

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2240LT on June 30 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night and just after passing over RAF Honington, it was shot down by a German fighter. Both engines caught fire and the bomber crashed one mile northeast of Thetford. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Reid Beveridge, pilot, †
Sgt Graham Aeron Alcock, wireless operator, †
Sgt C. W. Lawson,
Sgt Bassett.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0243 LT

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Z6664

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

MSN:

2098

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2243LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Do.215 and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/S L. Hird,
Sgt Archibald William Adams,
Sgt Ronald Stanley Green,
Sgt Edward Robert Ingram,
Sgt Kenneth Ivor Jones.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Cuxhaven: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0244 LT

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Registration:

Z6572

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Topcliffe - Topcliffe

MSN:

2043

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Wadden Sea, between the estuaries of Weser and Elbe, near Cuxhaven. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Condie McArthur, pilot,
Sgt Donald Macauley Philp, pilot,
F/Sgt Ernest John James Raper, observer,
Sgt William James Clarke, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Samuel Shannon Carlile, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0158 LT

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T4179

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Plain, Valley

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Leeming - Leeming

MSN:

1872

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2231LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hipstedt. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald Vincent Bingham-Hall, pilot,
Sgt John Stanley Shaw, pilot,
Sgt John Marshall McAlonan, observer,
Sgt Douglas Walter Banham, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Lawley, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Klein Hansdorf: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0152 LT

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P5016

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Leeming - Leeming

MSN:

1738

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2230LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Klein Hansdorf. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Harwood Knape, pilot, †
Sgt Denzil Philip Walker, pilot, †
P/O Richard Vary Campbell Bolster, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Stewart Carson, wireless operator, †
W/O Ernest Philip Lewis, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0152 LT

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Z6647

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Plain, Valley

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2081

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2232LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dollern. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Singleton, pilot,
Sgt John Clayton Goodwin, pilot,
Sgt Hugh Gartside Chorlton, observer,
Sgt Joseph Humphries, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Norman Williams, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Schönberg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0151 LT

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Z6561

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