Vlissingen

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The crew was returning to RAF Binbrook following a bombing mission. While cruising over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea few km off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (460th Squadron):
F/Sgt John Parr Ion,
Sgt Ronald Tomkinson,
F/Sgt Ronald Robert Curphey Morris,
P/O Linley Joseph Grey,
W/O Robert Le Gay Brereton,
F/Sgt Rex Coates,
F/Sgt William Edward Hathaway.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-VE Flying Fortress near Vlissingen: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1943

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42-5807

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Plain, Valley

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Polebrook - Polebrook

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6103

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1943

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The four-engine aircraft left RAF Polebrook on a bombing mission to Frankfurt. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located 3 km southeast of Vlissingen. All ten crew members were killed.
Crew (351st BG):
1st Lt Daniel D. Nauman, pilot,
2st Lt William R. Keister, copilot,
1st Lt Walter A. Blair, navigator,
S/Sgt Mario Suozzo, bombardier,
T/Sgt Foy A. Rush, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Robert F. Martin, radio operator,
S/Sgt William R. Towsley, air gunner,
S/Sgt Lewis W. Burgess Jr., air gunner,
S/Sgt Ralph G. Robeson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Willard O. Hunter, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Vlissingen

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0223 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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N3750

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Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2307LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the mouth of the River Schelde off Vlissingen. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Norman Edward Winch, pilot,
Cpt Herbert Martin Massey, pilot,
P/O Geoffrey Edward Booth, navigator,
W/O B. A. Iverson, flight engineer,
Sgt E. D. Williams, bomb aimer,
Sgt Raymond Joseph Baog, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Hankin, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0137 LT

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Z1344

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2321LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the mouth of the River Schelde, off Vlissingen. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Alan James Holland, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Stanley Douglas, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Patrick Dansey, observer,
F/Sgt Dudley Raymond Beinke, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Thomas Lincoln Watkins, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Desmond Cheese, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlissingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942

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Z1081

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Richard Denis Barry MacFadden, pilot, †
P/O James Wood, pilot, †
F/Lt Patrick Roderick Hughes, navigator, †
Sgt Robin Murray, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Paton Everett, wireless operator, †
S/L Martin Tyringham Stephens, air gunner, †
Sgt George Ingate Taylor, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Vlissingen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941 at 0640 LT

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AE191

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0213LT on an operation to Aachen. While returning to base at the end of the night, it was shot down by the German Flak and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Athelstan Basevi, †
P/O Derek Jacobs, †
P/O Anthony Leslie Parsons,
Sgt George Wiscombe.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Vlissingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW214

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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9921

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a mine laying operation off Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Schelde Estuary off Vlissingen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harry Fletcher Binns,
Sgt David Adams Campbell,
P/O Ian Good Mitchell,
Sgt Thomas Penrice.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vlissingen

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941 at 1328 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6497

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) to attack the Knapsack Power Station in Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Adam Francis Hirst Mills,
Sgt Leslie Charles Mitchell,
P/O William Arthur Staniland.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941 at 1320 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7281

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