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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Dunkirk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
MG552
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Knokke le Zoute Airfield, near Zeebrugge, to England. While approaching Dunkirk, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing all four crew members. It appears that the crew was flying too close to the city of Dunkirk which was still occupied by the German forces.
Crew (276th Squadron):
W/Cdr Norman John Starr,
W/Cdr James Heathcote Humphris,
S/L Henry Crawford Haley,
F/O Rowland Baker Moore.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Dunkirk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6973
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dalton - Dalton
MSN:
2255
YOM:
1941
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1643LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Edward Baldock,
F/Sgt Wilson Gilmore Caldwell,
F/Sgt Walter Arthur Evans,
Sgt Douglas Gordon Jack,
Sgt George Edward Thompson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Dunkirk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2003 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE377
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1730LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Tom Copsey,
P/O Walter John Frost,
P/O John Lindsay,
P/O Francis Leonard Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Dunkirk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Dunkirk. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Winston Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Fred Chadwick Stephenson, †
F/Lt Ian Hugh Kingwell,
Sgt Leslie Arthur Parker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Dunkirk

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE382
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1855LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Believed to have crashed near the target area. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Adam Anderson,
Sgt Joseph Paul Anthony Bonett,
Sgt George William Niblett,
Sgt Frank Ernest Wotton.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Dunkirk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1717
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Dunkirk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Hubert May, pilot,
F/Sgt James Patrick McKay, navigator,
Sgt Lionel Black, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Hambleton, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Whitehouse Price, wireless operator,
Sgt Jesse Clemence Brakeman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7274
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1023LT on an anti-shipping operation off the Belgian coast. While approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 6 km off Dunkirk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Kevin Harrold Walsh, pilot,
Sgt George Henry Brook, observer,
F/Sgt Alfred George Hole, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Dunkirk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 0135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6508
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
2020
YOM:
1941
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 0135LT on an operation to Mannheim. Approaching the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Dunkirk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James William Bills,
P/O Kenneth William Davies,
Sgt Gerald Thomas Harper, observer,
Sgt Peter Gennon, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel Edgar Rowed.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Dunkirk

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4158
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
MSN:
1851
YOM:
1940
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George in the evening of August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 12 km off Dunkirk. All five crew members were rescued by HSL145 from Dover.
Crew:
Sgt J. Bell,
P/O I. A. N. Atchinson,
Sgt R. J. Harwood,
Sgt C. B. McMullan,
Sgt H. E. G. Elliott.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6195
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Dunkirk
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1858LT on operation 'Circus 20'. Approaching Dunkirk, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Maurice Viner Redfearn-Smith, pilot,
Sgt John Alfred Rudkin, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Thomas Noakes, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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