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Z1463

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 0010LT on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Keijenborg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Alexander Finlay, pilot,
W/O Nicholas Dan, observer,
F/Sgt Stephen Bryan Goord, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Allan Ponton, air gunner,
F/Sgt Kevin Argyle Smith, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Lorient: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1942

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Z1386

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2128LT on August 5 to lay mines in the French waters off Lorient. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jakub Ciolek, navigator, †
P/O Ludwik Domanski, pilot, †
Cpl Antoni Jozef Frankowski, †
Sgt Walenty Gohres, †
Sgt Ludwik Tadeusz Jozef Kurowski, †
Sgt P. Hur.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Quiberon: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942

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Z1422

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2214LT to lay mines off the French coast. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Quiberon. All five crew members were killed.
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P/O Albert George Grand,
Sgt Thomas Cunnah Hobgen,
Sgt Albert William Howard,
Sgt Colin Roderick Donald Lowis,
Sgt Athole Douglas MacLeod.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Noirmoutier Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942

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Z1487

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 23309LT to lay mines off the French coast. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Noirmoutier Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Claude Lorraine Love, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Charles Pearce, observer,
F/Sgt James Anderson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Hall, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Earl Edwin Hopper, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Egypt: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1942

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Z8778

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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The airplane took off at 1000LT from Landing ground 'X' in answer to a request from Flying Control AHQ, Egypt, to search for a missing Wellington aircraft of 104 Squadron which had signaled at about 0500LT that it was force landing in position 30 51 N 29 52 E. The Captain was instructed to carry out a search of the reported position to a depth of 30 miles. It was pointed out that the area traversed the main Cairo-Alexandria road and also contained a large number of aerodromes. At 1245LT a snap D/F bearing by Gianaclis was 135°. At 1300LT a WT signal from Z8778 read "search had up to that time been unsuccessful, but continuing." At 1642LT a further attempt was made to contact Z8778 but was not successful. The aircraft had a safe endurance of 8 hours – perhaps over 10 hours. Extensive searches were made for Z8778 over the next two days but were unsuccessful.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Aubrey Baines,
F/Sgt John Campbell Daley,
F/O John Thomson Dick,
Sgt Robert Selwyn Hughes,
F/Sgt Henry Stephen Impett,
P/O Harry Gordon Locke,
P/O Roy Campbell Prince.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Dilsen-Stokkem: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0145 LT

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DV736

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The airplane departed RAF Upper Heyford at 2339LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dilsen-Stokkem, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rodney David Gibson, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas James Armstrong, observer,
Sgt Norman Alfred Long, observer,
Sgt Francis Perrie George Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt George Redhead, air gunner,
F/Sgt Edgar Henry Vickers.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Heivoort: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942 at 0317 LT

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Z1316

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2352LT on July 29 on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heivoort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Camps Hooper, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth McLennan, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Ernest Edward Bedford, observer,
Sgt Richard Henry Foster, observer,
Sgt Richard Frances Stainforth, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Alfred Oates, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Westerland: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0245 LT

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Z1270

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham 2237LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on a beach in Westerland, Sylt Island. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
2nd Lt Bolesław Boguszewski, †
Sgt Piotr Bakalarski,
F/Lt Kazimierz Marceli Falinski,
Sgt Z. Kobiela,
Sgt J. Olszewski.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Haddien: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0215 LT

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Z1461

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