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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Bockhorn, south of Wilhelmshaven. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Gordon Sloman, pilot, †
Sgt James Allen Ward, pilot, †
Sgt Robert William Toller, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Hutley Toothill, air gunner, †
Sgt Lloyd Elroy Peterson,
Sgt Harold Cook Watson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Bönningstedt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2354 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE249

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1924LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it crashed in Bönningstedt, northwest of the city. Two crew members were killed and two others became Pow.
Crew:
P/O Anthony John Hibell, pilot,
Sgt William Norman Pratt, navigator, †
Sgt Hubert Hobbs, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Hartford Clayden, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Revensdorf: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2337 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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L9503

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1955LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Revensdorf. The pilot was killed and six other became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John Henry Barrett, pilot,
P/O Harold Stanley Brown, pilot, †
W/O John Anthony Arnsby,
Sgt Sidney Thomas Fisher,
Sgt Henry Edward Greene,
Sgt James William Hays,
Sgt Reginald Shaw.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Andervenne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2330 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1015

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1955LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Andervenne. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Zdenek Babicek,
Sgt Alois Jarnot,
Sgt Jan Miklosek,
F/O Mojmir Sedlacek,
Sgt Vilem Soukup,
P/O Antonin Zimmer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Welle: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2329 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6957

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2249

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1905LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Welle. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Thomas Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Vincent Flynne, wireless operator, †
P/O James Ivor Davies,
Sgt John Hugh Davis,
Sgt James Edgar Gowland.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hamburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2251 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE232

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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Hamburg

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the district of Wilhelmsburg, south of Hamburg. A crew was killed and three others became Pow.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Jacob McIntyre,
Sgt Hubert Dickson Clapham,
Sgt Harry Kirk,
Sgt Kenneth Richardson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Werder

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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6502

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The crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons when the airplane crashed in a lake near Werder. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Gefr Hans-Walter Iburg, observer, +3.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Sevenich

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X9670

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The airplane departed RAF Marham in the evening of September 12 on an operation to Frankfurt. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Sevenich. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Richard Birchenough,
Sgt Leslie Booth,
Sgt Charles Frederick Dare,
Sgt Ian Harrison Leitch,
Sgt Robert Moodie,
Sgt Robert Purdy.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Lützkampen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 2206 LT

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1328

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1955LT on an operation to Frankfurt. A little more than two hours later, just after passing the border between Belgium and Germany, it was shot down by enemy fire. With the port engine that had failed, the airplane crashed in Lützkampen. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John Croft Atkins, pilot, †
P/O Robin Munro Ryder, †
Sgt Brindley Timms Banner,
Sgt Arthur Edward Hough,
Sgt Robert Challis Thompson,
Sgt Denis Frederick Barlow.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Kaltenhof: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X9879

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2052LT on September 11 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kaltenhof. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Ward Bennett, pilot,
Sgt David John Wyatt, pilot,
Sgt David George Willis, observer,
F/Sgt Irwin Phillips Graham, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Michael Wakefield, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Herbert Kenvin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.