Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P5055

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Plain, Valley

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Leeming - Leeming

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1767

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2220LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Uetersen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony George Rickford, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Stuart Thomson, pilot,
Sgt George Leslie Gane, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Gibson Jones, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Hird, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley in Brunsbüttel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0111 LT

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T4269

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Plain, Valley

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2236LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed west of Brunsbüttel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Morray Nigel Feltham Jones, pilot,
Sgt Albert Philip Nicoll, pilot,
P/O Austen Bleakley, observer,
Sgt Rudolf Dey Davidson, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward George Whitehead, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Pratt, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941

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Z6759

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Yes

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2147

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2238LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Heligoland Island. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Garrick David Jackson, †
Sgt Eric William Gordon Dickey,
P/O Robert George Poulter,
Sgt Neville Jannison Ranson,
Sgt John Laing Dewar Morrison Urquh.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941

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T4297

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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1950

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2231LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Meldorf. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Neville Drenon Bailey,
Sgt Brian Newsome Booth,
Sgt James Macintosh Culley,
Sgt William Marshall Featherstone,
Sgt Bertram Robert Wallace.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941

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Z6568

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Yes

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2039

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2238LT on June 28 on an operation to Bremen. It was hit by the German Flak and later ditched in the North Sea some 100 miles east of Flamborough. A Lindholme dinghy was dropped and the crew was rescued the following day. Unfortunately, the pilot died before rescue teams arrived on scene.
Crew:
Sgt Bernarad Caldwell Culy Harpur, pilot, †
F/O D. F. E. C. Dean,
P/O L. A. Kayes,
Sgt S. R. Mayston,
Sgt W. F. Thuell.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941 at 0415 LT

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T4237

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1910

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2304LT on June 22 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following morning, the airplane ditched in the North Sea some 50 km east of Hornsea. A crew was killed while four others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt James Henry Grubb, †
P/O G. L. Mattey,
Sgt S. W. Reimer,
Sgt A. J. Jakeman,
Sgt A. Troughton.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Duisburg

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1941

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Z6563

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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2034

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1941

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Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2303LT on June 19 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It crash landed near Duisburg and all five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Albert John Brewster,
Sgt Alfred Stanley William,
Sgt Peter J. M. Thomas,
Sgt J. B. Whitworth,
Sgt Leslie Frederick Mann.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0425 LT

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Z6560

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

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2031

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2303LT on June 18 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea some 90 km off Great Yarmouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Hubert Harris,
Sgt William Peter Herman,
F/Sgt Victor Howes Marks,
Sgt John Gordon Woolley.

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 19, 1941 at 0257 LT

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Z6671

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