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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1705LT on an operation to Emden. Flying along the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Wangerooge Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter James Moss, pilot,
Sgt Wilfrid Langdon Ball,
Sgt Ralph Hollesley Breckell,
Sgt John Francis Tarran, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Nazaire: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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L9793

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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8953

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1605LT on a gardening operation off Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. The observer was killed and three other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Richard Marklew Iliff, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Smith, observer, †
Sgt Arthur John Tonkin, wireless operator,
W/O Cyril Garfield Meader, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941

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Z8373

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De Havilland DH.86 Express

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall 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:
P/O Charles David Cooling,
Sgt Harold James Cooper,
Sgt George Leonard Hall,
F/Sgt Norman Gilbert Hettrick,
P/O Anthony David Moore,
Sgt Mervyn Alfred Weavers.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.86A Express in Lydda

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941

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AX760

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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2328

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1935

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After touchdown, an undercarriage collapsed. The airplane slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. There were no injuries among the occupants and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I off Gibraltar

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941

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Bristol 130 Bombay

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L5846

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Hampstead Norris – Gibraltar

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SH.39

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Hampstead Norris on a transit flight to Gibraltar with a crew of four on board. On final approach to Gibraltar, both engines stopped and the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea some two km south of Gibraltar. All four crew members were quickly rescued and the airplane sank by a depth of about 40 metres.

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The subsequent investigation revealed that the pilot had very little knowledge of the aircraft’s fuel system and it was his mishandling of the fuel supply that caused fuel starvation and the subsequent accident.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Benghazi

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941 at 2230 LT

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Z8798

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The airplane departed LG.09 (Bir Koriayim) on an operation to Benghazi. It failed to return to base and crashed some 80 km east of Benghazi. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gavin Matthew Goldfinch,
P/O George Edmund Guthrie,
P/O John Mcguire Taylor,
Sgt Laurence Sidney Barker,
Sgt Charles Joseph Bourner,
Sgt Harry Rose.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Scamblesby: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941 at 1455 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD759

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Training

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While on a training sortie, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Scamblesby, killing both crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Foxley Hough, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Smith.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941 at 1225 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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W7450

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton in an attempt to bomb the Ruhr using cloud cover. It turned back with failing engines and crashed at 1225LT following a heavy landing at RAF Warboys. All eight crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. F. Barron,
Sgt Shepherd,
Sgt Cunningham,
P/O V. A. Mulhall,
Sgt Styles,
Sgt Taylor,
Sgt Coen,
Sgt Jackson.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Mathieu: 3killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW188

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