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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2015LT on an operation to Dunkirk. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Joseph Antonio Lucien Giroux,
Sgt George William Howes,
Sgt Richard Alfred Hudd,
P/O Frederick William Jones,
Sgt Leslie Ronald Meager,
F/Sgt Leslie Mckenzie Scott.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1942

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R1802

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1916LT on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Jiri Fina,
Sgt Oldrich Soukop,
F/Lt Jaroslav Kula,
P/O Josef František Cibulka,
Sgt Alois Meznik,
Sgt Frantisek Raiskup.

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

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1942

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Z9312

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Leeming - Leeming

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2376

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming on an operation to Emden. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur James Pratley, pilot,
F/Sgt William Arthur Murphy,
P/O Derrick Bourchier Bailey,
F/Sgt James Eugene Gilfoy,
Sgt Edgar Cecil Reynolds.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1942

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X3585

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O John Frederick Kelly Sandys, pilot,
Sgt Roy Desmond Joffre Woodcock, pilot,
P/O John Earle, navigator,
Sgt Henry John Price, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Joseph Dunn, air gunner,
F/Lt Thomas James Desmond Baber, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Eckernförde: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 2351 LT

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X3282

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Plain, Valley

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Eckernförde. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Frederick Massy Parnham, pilot,
Sgt John Lukies Brown, pilot,
Sgt Robert McGibbon, navigator,
Sgt Campbell Ewen Justin Aitcheson, wireless operator,
Sgt Murray Alaxander McDonald, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Henry Godfrey, air gunner.

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Shot down the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Winceby

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 2345 LT

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Avro 679 Manchester

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L7474

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Coningsby. Upon landing, the airplane bounced and the pilot initiated a go around manoeuvre. While climbing, the crew was unable to raise and lock the left main gear. It was decided to abandon the airplane that entered a dive and crashed 800 metres north of Winceby. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew (106th Squadron):
Sgt G. K. Carter, pilot.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 2344 LT

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Z9293

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Leeming - Leeming

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2357

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming on an operation to Emden. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Spalding,
Sgt Edmond Patrick,
P/O Michael Owen Ogier,
Sgt Joseph William Dale,
Sgt James Monkman Parker.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 2304 LT

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Z9227

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