Hemswell AFB

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X9676

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2212LT on August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Władisław Henryk Cichowski,
F/O Edmund Jura,
F/O S. Jasinski,
F/O T. Chrostowski,
Sgt F. Jezierski
Sgt C. Szczukowski.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Düsseldorf: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941

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X9639

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Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2258LT on July 25 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Düsseldorf. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Cpl Andrzej Horak, †
Lt Wladysław Zbigniew Jakimowicz, †
Sgt Mieczysław Sloma, †
Lt Tadeuz Srzednicki, †
Sgt Feliks Zemmler, †
Sgt Jerzy Danielewicz.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Cromer

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941

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R1178

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2259LT on July 25 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched 9 miles northeast of Cromer. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Klecha,
P/O Gostomski,
F/O Surawski,
Sgt Wize,
Sgt Chanecki,
Sgt Tomaszewski.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Hemswell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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T2576

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Almost immediately after takeoff from RAF Hemswell, while on a local training exercise, the airplane crashed into trees bordering the airfield. The pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.
Crew:
P/O Wlodzimierz Rebuszynski, pilot,
P/O K. Bernasinski.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Tunstall: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941

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AE119

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of July 11 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following night and after breaking from cloud, the airplane flew into high ground and crashed near Tunstall. A crew was killed, two were injured and a fourth was unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt E. W. Smith,
Sgt John Nicholl, †
Sgt Easton,
Sgt Saunders.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Dilsen-Stokkem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0105 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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AD924

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Aachen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Dilsen-Stokkem. Two crew members were killed, one became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Roy Berkey, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Henry Marquiss, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gordon Bottomley,
P/O Basil John Allan Rennie.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Meerssen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941 at 0117 LT

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AD937

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2300LT on July 7 on an operation to Mönchengladbach. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Meerssen, south of Maastricht Airport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Glyndwr Owens, pilot, †
P/O John Geden North Braithwaite, observer,
Sgt Joseph Frank Walton, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Raymond Wordsworth, wireless operator. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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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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 Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941

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AD806

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