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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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8238

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Rudolf Keil, pilot,
Lt Arnold Sauer, observer,
Ofw Bruno Hauck, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Funke, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941

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AD871

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of July 6 on an operation to Brest. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in The Channel.
Crew:
Sgt Lynford Colin Crook,
Sgt Norman Victor Edwards,
Sgt James Terris Leitch,
Sgt Thomas Porteous.

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941

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7T+HK

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed somewhere in The Channel.
Crew:
Uffz. P. Grünwald, pilot,
Oblt H. Böckmann, observer,
Ogfr H. Giese, radio operator,
Uffz E. Schöler, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-6 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941

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M2+CK

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Crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Maj Wolfgang Schlenkhoff, pilot,
Lt Martin Büns, observer,
Uffz Albert Künze, radio operator,
Fw Johann Mühleck, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941

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7T+JH

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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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