The Channel

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Georg Dietz, pilot,
Lt Gottfried Hinz, observer,
Uffz Kurt Zähle, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Kappler, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941

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M2+EL

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Heinrich Schäfer, pilot,
Oblt Paul Berkenhoff, observer,
Ogefr Erich Friedel, radio operator,
Gefr Günter Heinse, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941

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M2+FK

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Wilhelm Simon, pilot,
Lt Walther Anderson, observer,
Fw Waldemar Katzer, radio operator,
Gefr Wolfgang Kansing, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1941

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7T+BK

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The airplane was engaged in a mine laying operation along the British coast in the region of Teignmouth. It crashed somewhere in The Channel and was lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Fritz Hoser, pilot,
Ogefr Paul Krembel, radio operator,
Fw Herbert Hundt, mechanic,
Fw Hubert Krowiors, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941 at 0725 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6334

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to bomb an airfield in Saint-Omer. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/Lt Peter Windram, pilot,
P/O Peter Ronald Greville Howes, observer,
F/Sgt Robert Louis Cox, wireless operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1941

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7T+KK

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The airplane failed to return from operation to England. It is believed that it crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Hans Dutz, pilot,
Uffz Otto Möller, radio operator,
Uffz Hans von Hahl, mechanic,
Uffz Eugen Einsiedel, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 7, 1941 at 1116 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3741

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The airplane departed RAF Portreath on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed at 1116LT, streaming flames, into the sea, after attacking a cargo vessel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Robert Bramston Barker,
Sgt Vernon Hughes,
Sgt Norman Henry Meanwell.

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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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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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X8917

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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 Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1941

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F1+JM

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