Mediterranean Sea

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Z7689

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Heliopolis - Luqa

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The airplane departed Cairo on a transit flight to RAF Luqa. Approaching Malta from the south, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Wood Beirnes, pilot,
Sgt Paul Chaning-Pearce,
Sgt John James Henry Robbins.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1941

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Z9677

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack ships in the Zuara harbor in Libya. It is believed that it was hit by enemy fire and later crashed somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Edwin Crossley, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Thomas Hewson, observer,
Sgt Henry Gordon Luke, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0820 LT

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V5961

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa on an anti-shipping operation. While attacking a convoy, it crashed into the sea some 350 km west of Crete. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Arthur Hopkinson, pilot,
Sgt Ian Hamilton, observer,
Sgt John Gibson, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941

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Z7750

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa in an anti-shipping operation in the Mediterranean Sea. It was lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Bendall, pilot,
Sgt Charles Herbert Hill, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Brown, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941

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Z9588

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Beirut - Beirut

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The airplane departed Beirut Airport at 0615LT on an anti-submarine patrol mission to the east of Suez and back. It failed to return from operation and was lost without trace, believed to have crashed somewhere in the east part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Crew:
W/Cdr Russell Darby Welland, pilot,
F/O James Dodds, observer,
F/Sgt James William Lucas, wireless operator,
Maj I. K. Whittaker.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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Z7682

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed Luqa Airport at 1130LT on an anti-shipping operation with a second similar aircraft. It crashed in unclear circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald John Scott, pilot,
Sgt Walter Brendan Healy, observer,
Sgt Stuart George Bastin, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941

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Z7522

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Mediterranean sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Hubert Jack Roe,
F/Sgt Stuart Rex Samways,
F/Sgt John Douglas Timms.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941

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Z9604

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Crashed for unknown reasons in the Mediterranean Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt David Allen Downer Hoare, pilot,
P/O Harold Sorensen, observer,
P/O Peter Howard Standfast, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941 at 0900 LT

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P9277

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