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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley in the evening of November 16 on an operation to Hamburg. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Eldon Ashurst,
Sgt William John Gilmour,
Sgt Charles Whitfield.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940

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Junkers JU.52

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RU+AH

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Stavanger - Rantum

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5729

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1937

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The three engine floatplane departed Stavanger-Sola on a flight to Rantum (Sylt Island) on behalf of the 406th Coastal Aviation Group. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Fritz Röttgen, pilot,
Gefr Wilhelm Herrmann, radio operator,
Uffz Eduard Rathje, mechanic,
Uffz Heinrich Österheld, mechanic,
Fw Paul SAtephan.
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Insp Thielke.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940

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T2509

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1850LT in the evening of November 14 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak before reaching the target area and the crew decided to return to base. The airplane finally ditched in the North Sea. Five crew members were rescued while Sgt Edgar Albert Dean drowned.
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Sgt Edgar Albert Dean, †
Sgt H. T. Morson,
Sgt F. Bury,
Sgt D. H. H. Cleverley,
Sgt R. G. Iles,
Sgt J. Marshall.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940

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L4057

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of November 14 on an operation to Berlin. It failed to return, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea. No trace was ever found. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Bucknell,
Sgt Patrick Henry McLoughlin,
Sgt Sidney Dale,
Sgt Harry Scott Haste.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1940 at 0155 LT

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T4230

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Leeming - Leeming

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1903

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2146LT on November 13 on an operation to Merseburg. A last w/t contact was established at 0155LT then the bomber disappeared without trace.
Crew (10th Squadron):
W/C Kenneth Francis Ferguson,
Sgt Charles Stanley Rogers,
Sgt Walter Fraser,
Sgt Alexander Watson,
Sgt Kenneth Frederick Weston.

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

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1940

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L4095

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on the evening of November 10 on an operation to Danzig. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Colin Franklin Kendall,
Sgt Norman Tyson,
Sgt George Robert Wilson,
Sgt Andrew Woodburn.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3765

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 0153LT on an operation to Hamm. It ditched in the seanear the Outer Dowsing Light vessel and close to an allied convoy. Two crew members survived and were picked up, the third crew was killed.
Crew:
Sgt H. Waples,
Sgt N. J. Giblin,
Sgt Robert Ernest Andrews. †

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1940

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L4149

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2315LT on November 10 to bomb a power station in Mannheim. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. A crew member survived and became PoW while three others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Cave, †
Sgt Robert Cecil Hyland, †
Sgt Thomas Thomas, †
Sgt David David Gentles Hamilton.

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

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1940

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X2985

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