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The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on a mine laying operation in the Humber Estuary. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Josef Scharnbacher, pilot,
Uffz Sylvester Mischalla, observer,
Uffz Bruno Przybilla, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Kappenberg, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942 at 1930 LT

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Dornier DO.217

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U5+AD

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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1166

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The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to the east coast of England. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ewald Jasper, pilot,
Ogfr Friedrich Stumpp, observer,
Fw Friedrich Holzmann, radio operator,
Ogfr Rudolf Raulien, mechanic.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942 at 0218 LT

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X9830

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Snaith - Snaith

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith on an operation to Germany. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O John Bryan Green, pilot,
Sgt George Charlton Jobling, pilot,
F/O James Geen Courtney, observer,
Sgt Edward Lloyd Fiske, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas George Evans, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Gregory McKean, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1942

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AT181

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Wigsley - Wigsley

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The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1845LT on an operation to the Rhine Valley. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Richard Moody, pilot,
P/O Arthur Timorthy Daly, navigator,
Sgt John James Davey, wireless operator,
Sgt Colin Robert Scott, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1942

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P4414

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on an operation to the Cologne - Koblenz area. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Derek Bishop, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Frank William Hirst, observer,
Sgt Norman Duke Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Henry Denton, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1942

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Dornier DO.217

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U5+BD

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The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Konrad Pellar, pilot,
Maj Gerhard Klostermann, observer,
Fw Hans Göggerle, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Uhl, mechanic.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1215 LT

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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AM712

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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North Coates - North Coates

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414-2794

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates to attack the German battleship named 'Scharnhorst' (Operation Fuller'). Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Andrew Anderson,
F/Sgt Neville Frederick Jordan,
P/O Harold Victor Spicer, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Stanley Walker.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942

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Z1091

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall on 'Operation Fuller'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Henry Gordon Anderson,
F/Sgt Max Alfred Reid,
F/Sgt John Joseph Roche,
F/Sgt Thomas Joseph Thomas,
F/Sgt Joseph Fernand Paul Vezina,
F/Sgt Neil Williamson.

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

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942

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P1156

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