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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V on Ushant Island

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
P5050
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
1762
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a night patrol mission off Brest. It was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed on the north part of the Ushant Island. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Norman Scott Ferguson,
Sgt James Frederick Barnes,
Sgt Thomas Ratcliffe Calder,
Sgt Bert Clark Gillespie,
Sgt Garfield Stacey Harris,
Sgt Max Fred Sikal.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2332
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1838LT on a mission to Ushant. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Norman Philpott, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Arthur Carew Goad, observer,
Sgt Frederick George Manning, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Ushant: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1T+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6951
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances off Ushant. A crew was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Fw Walther Von Livonius, pilot,
Oblt Helmut Lorenz, observer,
Fw Peter Hermsen, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Skusa, mechanic. †

Crash of a Supermarine Stranraer off Ushant: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1938 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K7288
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pembroke Dock - Pembroke Dock
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The float plane departed Pembroke Dock on an exercice off Britain, carrying five crew members and one journalist who was covering the manoeuvres of the squadron. In the early morning, while flying in poor visibility due to mist, the aircraft descended too low, impacted the water surface, exploded and sank, less than a mile from the British cargo named 'Consett'. Quickly on site, approximately 20 NM southwest of Ushant (Ouessant Island), the crew of the cargo found few debris and the dead body of the passenger.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Henry Hobbs,
P/O John Philip Owens,
Cpl James Henry Audley,
AC1 Benjamin David Carysfort Lewis,
LAC Edward Weston Neale.
Passenger:
Arnold Edward Barlow.