Leeming AFB

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T4179

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Leeming - Leeming

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1872

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2231LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hipstedt. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald Vincent Bingham-Hall, pilot,
Sgt John Stanley Shaw, pilot,
Sgt John Marshall McAlonan, observer,
Sgt Douglas Walter Banham, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Lawley, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Klein Hansdorf: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0152 LT

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P5016

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1738

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2230LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Klein Hansdorf. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Harwood Knape, pilot, †
Sgt Denzil Philip Walker, pilot, †
P/O Richard Vary Campbell Bolster, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Stewart Carson, wireless operator, †
W/O Ernest Philip Lewis, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Schönberg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0151 LT

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Z6561

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Yes

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Leeming - Leeming

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2032

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2232LT on June 28 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Schönberg. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Knox Watson, air gunner, †
P/O George Murray Frame,
Sgt Norman John Gregory,
P/O James David Margrie,
Sgt Derrick David William Nabarro.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Uetersen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0136 LT

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P5055

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Leeming - Leeming

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1767

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2220LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Uetersen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony George Rickford, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Stuart Thomson, pilot,
Sgt George Leslie Gane, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Gibson Jones, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Hird, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0257 LT

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Z6671

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Leeming - Leeming

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2105

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2213LT on June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Rowland Bradford,
Sgt Edmund Joseph Conry,
Sgt David William Griffiths,
F/Sgt William Kelly,
Sgt Reginald Ormsby Rintoul.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0135 LT

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Z6721

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Yes

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Leeming - Leeming

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2109

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2302LT on June 12 on an operation to Schwerte. It turn back at the Dutch coast with the left engine failing. It was eventually ditched in the North Sea at 0135LT. All five crew members were rescued in the early hours.
Crew:
P/O M. Littlewood,
Sgt A. Poupard,
P/O Stevens-Fox,
Sgt Wilkison,
Sgt Harrison.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Witzwort: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0248 LT

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P5048

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Leeming - Leeming

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1760

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2225LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Witzwort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Peter Beckford Gough, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Manchip, observer,
Sgt Robert Richardson, wireless operator,
Sgt Desmond Frank Fitzwilliam Watson, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0159 LT

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P4946

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Yes

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Leeming - Leeming

MSN:

1673

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2215LT on an operation to Bremen. It signaled operation completed at 0159LT but subsequently ditched off the Dutch coast. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O G. R. Guest,
Sgt C. A. Strickland,
Sgt M. C. Newlyn,
Sgt William Gardner,
Sgt Ronald Richard Hanson.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Papenburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1941 at 2240 LT

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Z6557

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