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The crew left RAF Stradishall at 2300LT on July 2 on an investigation mission and was overflying The Netherlands by night when he was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located near Dirkshorn. Five crew members were killed while two others were taken POW.
Crew (109th Squadron):
P/O P. R. V. Sullivan, pilot, †
W/O W. R. Allison, †
F/Sgt W. Adamson, †
Sgt R. J. Liversuch, †
F/Sgt W. J. Garnett,
Sgt W. J. Morrison,
Sgt J. A. Eyres. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German night fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Ashwell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1445

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Flight

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Test

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The crew was completing a test flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Ashwell. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Edwin Casey, pilot,
AC1 Robert Logan Wilson.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston III in France

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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AL459

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The crew was returning to the RAF Ford in West Sussex following the attack of a German airbase located near Évreux, France. Following an uneventful mission, the crew was returning to his base when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an open field located in the north part of France. While all three occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (23th Squadron):
P/O R. R. Coventry,
Sgt R. R. Gunning,
Sgt W. N. Barlow.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Jahra

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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L4667

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En route, while on a supply mission, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing near Jahra, some 24 km west of Kuwait City. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all three crew members were unhurt.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Grambke: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Avro 679 Manchester

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L7289

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The crew left RAF Swinderby that day on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany. While approaching its target, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grambke, in the suburb of Bremen. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (50th Squadron:
Sgt John Charles Roy, pilot,
Sgt Jasper Stormond Peters,
Sgt Robert Leslie Hugall,
Sgt Lawrence Chase Thompson,
Sgt James William Lindsay,
Sgt Neil Malcolm Hardy,
Sgt Edgar Griffits Johnson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Port Erin

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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L7927

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight. En route, the pilot encountered unknown technical problem and attempted to make an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all occupants were unhurt.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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P5147

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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The crew was taking part to an air raid over Bremen. While cruising over the North Sea by night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were taken POW while two others were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
F/O Edwin Hamilton Tomlinson, †
P/O Ronald Enoch Stanley Summers, †
S/L W. D. Hogkinson 1.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German night fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Harlingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1942 at 2244 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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DV935

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The crew left RAF Harwell in the day on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany, with 1,066 other aircraft. Following an uneventful mission, the aircraft was returning to UK and was overflying The Netherlands when it was shot down by the German Flak. It went out off control and crashed into the Wadden Lake, off Harlingen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (15th OTU):
Sgt James Stewart Leather, pilot,
Sgt Harry Bloor, pilot,
Sgt John McKelvie Dunn Oliver, observer,
Sgt Ronald Thomas Fage, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt David Thompson Stanners, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Lake, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1942 at 1835 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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L7891

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Flight

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Training

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The crew left RAF Pershore at 1655LT on a cross country training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet, pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (23rd OTU):
F/Sgt Charles George MacDonald, pilot,
P/O Cyril Dinham Chant, navigator,
P/O Arthur Walter Smith, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Lloyd George Morrison, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Francis William Sims.
Source: http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-9/styled-176/index.html

Probable cause:

The accident was a consequence of the dinghy breaking from its stowage and fouling the controls.

Crash of De Havilland DH.86A Express in Siwa

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1942

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.86 Express

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AX762

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Ambulance

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Heliopolis - Siwa

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2333

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1936

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On landing at Siwa, while on an ambulance flight from Heliopolis, the right main gear failed. The aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before coming to rest. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, there was no casualties.

Probable cause:

Right main gear failure on touchdown.