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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2234LT on August 5 on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down over Mannheim and crashed in Neckarau, south of the city. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Benedict Warren Melvill Jones, pilot,
Sgt Warren Steen Denby, pilot,
P/O Harry Brant, observer,
F/Sgt Richard Neilson Barcroft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond John David, wireless operator,
Sgt Granville Fallows Lister, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Essen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE137

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2205LT on an operation to Karlsruhe. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Essen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Gold Fothergill, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Owen Hirschfield, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Davies, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Stuhr: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z8781

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2254LT on August 3 on an operation to Hannover. Approaching Bremen, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Stuhr, less than 5 km southwest from Bremen Airport. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Craighton Dodd, pilot, †
W/Cdr John Lionel Howe Fletcher, pilot, †
F/Sgt Terence Alfred Evelyn Bridewell, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Frank Grail, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert James Alexander,
Sgt Eric Stanley Spong.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

V6513

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1243LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Bell,
Sgt Ernest George Martin,
Sgt John Tague.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L9240

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Norwich - Norwich

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1300LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Clifford Brewer,
Sgt Harold Dunnington Cue,
Sgt John Mackinson Jarrell.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Kiel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

AE159

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2220LT on July 28 on a mine laying operation in the Kiel Bay. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Brandwood Burrows,
P/O John Malcolm Graham,
F/Sgt Cyril John Jolin,
Sgt Cyril Douglas Rose.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Düsseldorf: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X9639

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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Düsseldorf

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2258LT on July 25 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Düsseldorf. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Cpl Andrzej Horak, †
Lt Wladysław Zbigniew Jakimowicz, †
Sgt Mieczysław Sloma, †
Lt Tadeuz Srzednicki, †
Sgt Feliks Zemmler, †
Sgt Jerzy Danielewicz.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Wustermark: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

Operator:

Registration:

L9507

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2242LT on July 25 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Wustermark, some 32 km west of Berlin. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Ronald Peter Shackle Cooper, pilot,
Sgt John Milne Rigg Cruickshank, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Victor Collinge, observer,
F/Sgt Reginald Arthur Bates, air gunner,
F/Sgt Albert James Heller, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas James Mennie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Short.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Rerik: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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2854

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1935

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Rerik

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Rerik, about 30 km west of Rostock. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hans Ladegast, pilot,
Gefr Hans Schütt, radio operator.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Addrup: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6487

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2214LT on July 19 on an operation to Hanover. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Addrup, Lower Saxony. The pilot was killed while four other occupants were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Alan Roderick Thomas, pilot, †
P/O Peter Arthur Leuw,
P/O Alastair William Mackay,
Sgt Joseph Alfred Walker,
Sgt Frederick McMullen.