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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Heers, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz K. Javornik, pilot,
Uffz R. Lux, observer,
Uffz K. Woll, radio operator,
Gefr H. Stendel, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in AMsterdam

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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1116

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed upon takeoff at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. A crewman was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Gefr Willi Engelhard, air gunner, +3.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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1116

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The bomber suffered an engine failure and crashed upon landing at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. The air gunner was injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1941 at 2117 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X9978

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1835LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Grevenbicht, near the border with Belgium. All six crew members were killed.
Crew.
Sgt Neville John Lewery, pilot,
P/O Keith John Miller, pilot,
Sgt David Walter Jennings, observer,
Sgt Ernest Tastard Christie, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Turner Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt Brynmor Samuel Jones, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111E-1 at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941 at 2146 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

CK+AX

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Soesterberg – Soesterberg

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0032

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The bomber departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation to England when it crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt R. A. Newes, pilot,
Gefr M. B. Hunger, radio operator,
Gefr F. J. Hielscher, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the IJsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0035 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

AD965

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Hüls. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the IJsselmeer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Edward Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Walter Hawkins, observer,
Sgt Charles Alexander James Webster, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Midford Morris, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0006 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

X9822

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1926LT on October 12 on an operation to Bremen. Shortly past midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westergeest. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Frederick Bateman, pilot,
Sgt Peter Alan Milton, pilot,
P/O Frederick Jenkins, observer,
Sgt Harold Frederick Eyre, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Robert Butson Magrath, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Richard Legg, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 2220 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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L9561

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1945LT on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter over the Netherlands and crashed in Wons. A pilot was killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Elmer Bagnell Muttart, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald William Purchase Alexander,
Sgt David Cotsell,
Sgt John William Duffield,
Sgt William Herbert Hunt,
Sgt George Henry Patterson,
Sgt Leslie Albert Roberts,
P/O Norman Frank Trayler.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Marknesse: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 2148 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1757

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1900LT on an operation to Nurnberg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in Marknesse. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur William Jeffries, pilot, †
P/O Hilyard Lowell Myers, pilot, †
Sgt Percy Frederick Meadows Cooke, observer, †
Sgt William Christopher Wood, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Harold Stanley Byers, air gunner, †
Sgt Leonard Rickard.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 1426 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L4880

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bodney - Bodney

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8895

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Zandvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Ernest Victor Day, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Alfred Robbins, observer,
Sgt Frederick Valentine Francis Lane, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.