Norway

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V6227

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0925LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Wilson Fisher, pilot,
Sgt James Williamson, observer,
Sgt William Frederick George Fletcher, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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Z7442

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Kaby, pilot,
Sgt Norman Coatesworth,
P/O Robert Charles Davis.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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Z7317

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Trevor Blewett, pilot,
Sgt James Logan Bell,
P/O Matthew Murphy.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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V6448

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Charles Hawkes,
P/O David Montgomery Jenkinson,
P/O Roderick James McLachlan.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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V6429

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Eric Anstey,
P/O Henry Gordon Harris,
P/O John Bruce MacLeod.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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AE428

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Yes

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed Wick at 0543LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. Three crew members were killed and the pilot was rescued by a British ship, possibly HMS Kenya.
Crew:
Sgt R. N. Smith, pilot,
Sgt Derek Bell, †
P/O Robert Watson, †
Sgt John Drax Williams. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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AE369

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The airplane departed Wick at 0543LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Reginald Brockett,
Sgt Leonard Frank Redfern,
Sgt Denis Herbert Roberts,
Sgt Alexander Valentine William Sherwin.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Farsund: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1941

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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V9036

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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