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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the island of Westerland, it was shot down by ground fire then by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harold Peter Griffith Jones, pilot,
F/Sgt Kennedy Charles Walton, observer,
Sgt John Frederick Horsham, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Berlin

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 0130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R3199

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Waterbeach - Waterbeach

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Berlin

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2000LT on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near Berlin. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L David Clifford Torrens,
Sgt Eric Harrison Berry,
P/O P. A. Goodwyn,
Sgt A. J. Smith,
Sgt Alfred Arthur Jenner,
P/O J. F. Palmer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Berlin

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 0125 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6570

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2041

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1941

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Berlin

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2041LT on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the target area, the crew reported that both engines failed. They abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. All became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt D. N. Lee,
Sgt Eric William Budd,
Sgt Terence Stanley Hull,
P/O James Sedric Bruce Tyrie,
Sgt David Grange Young.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Meppen

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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T2804

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2000LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Meppen, maybe after being shot down by enemy fire. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Gordon William Stewart Ritchie, †
Sgt Cristen Stewart Greager, †
Sgt D. L. Jones,
Sgt John Christopher Fearon Everett, †
Sgt Robert Stewart Cairns, †
Sgt L. Ferris.

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

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1437

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2035LT on an operation to Germany. It was shot down over Lower Saxony and crashed in Holderfehn, near Oldenburg. Four crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Edward Caddick, air gunner, †
Sgt Donald Day, pilot, †
F/Sgt Sidney Felman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Solomon Terry, wireless operator, †
Sgt D. Jameson,
Sgt A. C. Sutherland.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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T2473

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2032LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Veldhausen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O George Guy Sharp, pilot,
P/O John Norman Fisher, pilot,
P/O Richard Cardew Rendle, observer,
Sgt Cyril Bruce Parris, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Anderson, wireless operator,
P/O Walter Patrick Strickland, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Lohne: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N6011

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2040LT on an operation to Berlin. While flying over Germany at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Lohne. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Victor Fernley Baker Pike, pilot, †
Sgt Clifford Sumner, pilot, †
F/Sgt Gordon Percy Carver Smith, observer, †
F/Sgt Anthony Charles Jupp, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Edward Osterfield, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alan James Whitby, wireless operator, †
LAC C. MacDonald.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Hostrup

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 0050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 679 Manchester

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L7302

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of April 8 on an operation to Kiel. Just after passing the border between Denmark and Germany, the aircraft was hit by the German Flak. The right engine caught fire and exploded. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed, and all six occupants became PoW.
Crew (207th Squadron):
Sgt William Buck,
Sgt Douglas Alfred Budden,
Sgt Leslie William Hedges,
W/Cdr Noel Challis Hyde,
F/Lt Hugh Travers Morgan,
F/Sgt John Wells.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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T2542

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening of April 8 on an operation to Kiel. It was lost without trace, but it is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the target area. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Philip Cusworth, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Matthew Flinders Hitchcock, pilot,
Sgt James Clark Cattell, observer,
Sgt Richard Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Cyril Rowland, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander John McHardy, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X3167

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall in the evening on an operation to Kiel. While over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Barker Churchill Jago, pilot,
P/O John Alastair Graham, observer,
Sgt Frank Maitland Jarrett,
Sgt Peter Eric Montague Mertens,
Sgt Albert William Rose, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred George Cocster, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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