Bristol 152 Beaufort

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Registration:

W6494

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

9499

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a reconnaissance mission over Saint-Nazaire. Approaching Caen, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the airport of Caen-Carpiquet. Both pilots were killed and two others occupants became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Dermot Ezra Read Ellwood, pilot, †
F/Sgt Gerald Thomas Hardwick, pilot, †
W/O William Bennett,
W/O George Alexander Duncan Ritchie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1941

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X8917

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9539

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1941

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in The Channel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Derek William Arnold,
Sgt Frank Goodchild,
F/Lt Ian Neville William Mackie,
Sgt John Strachan Ramsay.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1941 at 1340 LT

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N1147

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

9182

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1130LT to attack ships in the Gironde Estuary. While cruising along the French coast, it was probably shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Edward Cree,
F/Sgt John Alfred Faill,
F/O Robert Leslie Hicks,
F/Sgt Wilfred Crichton Philp Mitchell.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1941 at 0600 LT

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N1016

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

9103

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval to attack ships in the harbor of Brest. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Campbell, pilot,
Sgt James Philip Scott, observer,
F/Sgt Ralph Walter Hillman, wireless operator,
Sgt William Cecil Mulliss, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941

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W6486

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North Coates - North Coates

MSN:

9491

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates to search for enemy shipping. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Francis Joseph Kelly, pilot,
P/O Ian MacLean, observer,
Sgt Ernest George Abraham, wireless operator,
Sgt Louis Alfred Arrighi, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Ploudalmézeau: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941

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W6493

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Plain, Valley

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

9498

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1640LT to attack the cruise ship named 'Admiral Hipper'. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Ploudalmézeau. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ronald William Gair, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Ronald Holmes Webster, radio operator,
Sgt Arthur William Richard Beeden, radio operator,
Sgt William Noel Abbott, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in La Forest-Landerneau: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941

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L9807

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

8967

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1630LT to attack the cruise ship named 'Admiral Hipper'. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in La Forest-Landerneau. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Francis Adrian Burdett Tams, pilot,
P/O Alan Howard Stratford, observer,
W/O Charles William Douglas Cannon, radio operator,
Sgt James Francis John Sheridan, radio operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Saint-Divy: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941

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L9794

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Plain, Valley

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

8954

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1635LT to attack the cruise ship named 'Admiral Hipper'. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Saint-Divy, about six km east of Brest Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Climyn George Lane Williams, pilot,
Sgt Norman Victor Pusey, observer,
Sgt Henry Cowling, radio operator,
Sgt Joseph Thompson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Lanvéoc NAS: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941

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Registration:

N1173

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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