Attlebridge AFB

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1431LT on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and two crew members bailed out over The Channel. The airplane then crashed upon landing at RAF Tangmere. The pilot was injured and the bodies of both other occupants were never recovered.
Crew:
Sgt W. D. Wren, pilot,
Sgt Thomas William Elliott,
Sgt William Venn Frame.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III at RAF Attlebridge

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1942 at 1630 LT

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AL718

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The crew departed RAF Attlebridge on a local training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the left engine failed. The airplane lost height, collided with trees and crashed in Weston Longville, nearby the airfield. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. S. A. Sniders,
Sgt F. J. Hind,
Sgt E. H. Dean.

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Failure of the left engine just after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941

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V6421

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1410LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Whybrow Andrews,
P/O Arthur Edward Day,
P/O Jack Rollinson.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Attlebridge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941

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L9020

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Attlebridge when it crashed near the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Patrick Claude Nangle, pilot,
F/Sgt Bernard Fullerton, observer,
Sgt Ian Alistair MacDonald, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Attlebridge

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1941 at 1920 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Z7454

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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The airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Attlebridge while completing a local training flight. The pilot F/S J. R. G. Ralston was uninjured.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston at RAF Attlebridge

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941

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W8285

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The airplane crashed while landing on the short runway at RAF Attlebridge. The pilot Sgt O. R. Smart was uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Blankenberge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1941 at 1115 LT

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V6380

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 0940LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blankenberge. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Melville Burlinson, pilot,
P/O Bruce Elwell Hislop, observer,
Sgt Maurice Albert Stratton, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1941

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Z7488

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 0940LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a German fighter over The Channel and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Tancred Eric Cooper,
Sgt Ross Stewart Hambly,
F/Sgt Seymour Robert Edward Hammersley.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 2002 LT

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Z7445

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