Aalborg

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R3913

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Clive Warrington Wigley, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Homer Patchett,
Sgt Archibald Finlayson Morrison, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R2772

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Blair,
Sgt William Greenwood,
Sgt W. G. McGrath.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3802

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Ronald Alfred George Ellen, pilot,
Sgt Vivian John Dance, observer,
Sgt Gordon Davies, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3829

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L R. N. Wardell, pilot,
F/Sgt George Percy Moore, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Eckford Girvan, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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T1827

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Norman Clifford Jones, pilot, †
P/O Thomas Johnson Cranidge, observer, †
Sgt J. F. H. Bristow, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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T1933

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Alfred John Parfitt, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Reginald Youngs, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Walter Neaverson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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T1934

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Edward Collis De Virac Lart, pilot,
P/O Maurice Hardy Gillingham, observer,
Sgt Augustus Spencer Beeby, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-1 Condor in the Tranøyfjorden: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940

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Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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F8+BH

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