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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3753
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton to attack aerodromes. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Eric Henry Dawson,
Sgt John Robert Graham Lamb,
Sgt William White.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1940 at 0018 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4943
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1670
YOM:
1940
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1710LT on November 6 on an operation to Hamburg. At 0018LT, the crew was calling for assistance then the contact was lost. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Lionel Bradley Breeze,
Sgt Francis Raymond Elton,
Sgt Granville Graham,
Sgt Reginald Wilfred Prout,
Sgt Edward Arthur Shapland.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1871
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Horsham - Horsham
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham on an operation to Germany. Lost without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Albert Fraser Mertens,
Sgt Allan Roger Merry,
Sgt Reginald William Spiller.

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

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940 at 0610 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5001
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
1723
YOM:
1940
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1838LT on November 5 on an operation over Milan. While returning to base the next morning, the crew sent a distress call at 0610LT then the aircraft crashed into the sea. It is believed that it crashed about 10 miles east of the North Foreland but despite extensive search, no trace of the airplane or its crew was ever found.
Crew:
P/O Anthony Leonard Jones,
Sgt Edgar George Harding,
Sgt Phillip Trevor Harding Smith,
Sgt Watkin Llewellyn Thomas Walker,
Sgt James Beasley Watt.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
7T+MK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2844
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to its base following an operation over Liverpool. It is believed that it probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Joachim Ignatius, pilot,
Ogefr Werner Adam, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Becker, mechanic,
Lt Alfred Schumacher, observer.

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

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3047
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Berlin. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
P/O Gilbert Morgan,
Sgt Peter David Adams,
Sgt Edwin James Bushell,
Sgt Donald Alfred Jenner.

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

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2915
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Berlin. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
P/O Thomas Dawson,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Barker,
Sgt Joseph Cutler,
Sgt Ronald Leslie Hayes.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1861
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
The Channel
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Le Havre. Lost without trace, probably after it crashed into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Edward Ellwood,
P/O Peter Bouch Hissey,
Sgt William Turner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1891
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Location:
North Sea
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1825LT on October 28 on an operation to Homberg. Lost without trace, probably after it crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:
S/L Clifton Winnington Grannum,
Sgt James Edward Greenwood,
P/O Norman Arthur Knight.

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

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2990
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Bay of Biscay
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Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission in the area of Bordeaux. Lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the Bay of Biscay. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Mitchell Dall,
Sgt James Gwyn Loveluck,
Sgt George Leslie Middleton,
Sgt Kenneth Ernest Young.
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