Short S.29 Stirling

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N6015

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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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.

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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

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N6016

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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.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Zeven: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0205 LT

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N3664

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2309LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Zeven, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas George Young, pilot,
F/O Valentine Ronald Hartwright, pilot,
P/O Huntley Donald Brander, observer,
F/Sgt James Ronald Dale, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Dennis Howard Glyn Poole, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alfred George Reading, air gunner,
F/Sgt Charles Walter Dryburgh Brown, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Stemmermühlen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0140 LT

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N6001

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2257LT on June 29 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Stemmermühlen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Terrance Chambers Seale, pilot,
Sgt Richard Lyndon Barrett,
Sgt Maurice George Brown,
F/Sgt Bernard William Grocock, observer,
F/Sgt Roland Ernest Walls, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Whittle, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Thorpe Archer, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Flamborough: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 1622 LT

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N6007

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1358LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base in the afternoon and approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed in the North Sea some 30 km east of Flamborough. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Douglas William Ernest Chapple,
Sgt Arthur Thomas Cole,
F/Lt John Kenneth Collins,
Sgt William Hardie,
Sgt Charles Kelly,
Sgt Gordon Thomas Webb,
Sgt Frederick Charles Williams.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Dobbrikow: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 0240 LT

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W7430

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2250LT on June 2 on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Germany at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the village of Dobbrikow, between Dobbrikow and Hennickendorf. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Gerard Armstrong, wireless operator, †
Sgt Donald Grant Clark, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ernest Clarke, wireless operator, †
F/O John Mitchell, pilot, †
F/Sgt Peter Bernard Eric Smith, pilot, †
F/Sgt Aidan Noel Wynne, observer, †
Sgt William Stanley Bellew.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: May 21, 1941

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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N3644

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Taxiing

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Training

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Yes

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While taxiing at RAF Wyton, the airplane suffered an undercarriage failure and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
F/L E. V. Best +4.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Cloppenburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0036 LT

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N6010

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2211LT on May 10 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it collided with a Me.110 and crashed in Cloppenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Neville Williams, pilot,
Sgt Eric John Rapley, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Charles Watkins, flight engineer,
F/O Donald Mackay, observer,
Sgt Will Frank Hodson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Anthony Pickers, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurence Smith, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hoogwoud: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0020 LT

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N3654

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