Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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414-1759

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on a reconnaissance mission to locate enemy ship positions. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 50 km north of the Heligoland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Albert Judge, pilot,
Sgt William Jones, pilot,
Cpl Anthony John Metcalfe, observer,
AC1 Henry Charles Mewett, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in La Chaussée-Tirancourt

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 0700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L4856

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Poix-de-Picardie - Poix-de-Picardie

MSN:

8871

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1939

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La Chaussée-Tirancourt

Somme

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed Poix-de-Picardie on a reconnaissance mission over Lessines and Ath, Belgium. After being hit by enemy fire, the airplane ran out of fuel and crash landed in a field in La Chaussée-Tirancourt. All three crew members evaded, one was injured.
Crew:
P/O Clive R. Wylie, pilot,
AC1 Houlihan, observer,
Sgt Liddiard, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in the Malangen Fjord: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 0150 LT

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Supermarine Walrus

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P5647

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The float plane departed HMS Devonshire on an anti-submarine patrol mission. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German He.111 and crashed into the Malangen Fjord. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
Lt Ronald William Benson-Dare, pilot, †
Sgt David Corkhill, observer,
LAC William Henry Hill, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Amiot 354 in La Vallée-au-Blé: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 0015 LT

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Amiot 354

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I-099

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While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on a road, bursting into flames. Two crew members bailed out and became PoW and two others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Jean-Charles Joseph Dagnaux, Chief, †
Lt Frank Fremond, pilot,
Adj Maurice Louis Lavolley, bomber, †
Sgt/C Raymond Lucien Georges Regnault, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Fontaine-au-Pire

Date & Time: May 18, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L4861

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Poix-de-Picardie - Poix-de-Picardie

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8876

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1939

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The airplane departed Poix-de-Picardie on a reconnaissance mission. After being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109, it crash landed in a farmland in Fontaine-au-Pire. Two crew members were injured and a third was unhurt. The following day, all became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Paul Gordon Royle, pilot,
Sgt E. F. Woods, observer,
AC2 A. H. Malkin, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Ellemeet

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 0800 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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4D+CD

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The aircraft was involved in a reconnaissance mission when it was shot down and crashed in Ellemeet. All four crew members became PoW.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Kapelle: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 0530 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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5J+??

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Fassberg - Fassberg

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While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed into the sea off Kapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz W. Feller, pilot,
Ofw O. Geitz, observer,
Ogfr H. Schöning, radio operator,
Gfr G. Kunze, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Ellewoutsdijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 0530 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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5J+??

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While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed. Three crew members were killed and a fourth bailed out and survived.
Crew:
Oblt W. Andersch, pilot,
Lt A. Bliesener, observer, †
Uffz H. Hirschelmann, radio operator, †
Ogfr G. Förster, flight engineer. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Le Quesnel

Date & Time: May 17, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3595

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