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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1856LT on March 3 on an operation to Brest. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Trébeurden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt James Harrington, pilot,
Sgt John Kirkwood Purdon, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Calvert, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel Gilfillan Farmer, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Halford Knighton, observer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Perros-Guirec: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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M7+DL

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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2198

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Perros-Guirec, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Willi Haas,
Uffz Richard Woytossek,
Gefr Herwig Panitz,
Fw Viktor Stecke.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vierge Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V5865

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Vierge Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Terence Patrick O'kelly Thomas Coady,
P/O John Miles Fothergill,
Sgt Peter Ralph Parker.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Paimpol

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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1G+??

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A fuel supply failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in a field located in Paimpol and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Fw August Horber, mechanic +3.

Probable cause:

Failure of a fuel supply in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Lanvollon

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P4950

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1677

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1940

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The bomber departed RAF Dishforth at 1604LT on December 28 on an operation to Lorient. The following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Lanvollon. A crew evaded and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt John Bertie Thomas Loudon,
W/O Edward Winston Wilmore,
Sgt Leslie Alan Beckett,
Sgt Andrew James McMillan,
Sgt A. J. Mott.

Crash of a Breguet 521 Bizerte off Vierge Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940 at 0908 LT

Type of aircraft:

Breguet 521 Bizerte

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SG+FM

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Flight

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Military

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Yes

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The floatplane was shot down by the pilot of Bristol Blenheim and crashed into the sea off Vierge Island, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Ulrich Janke, pilot,
Ogefr Hermann Stofell, radio operator, †
Ogefr Richard Leonhard, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Heier, mechanic,
Ogefr Friedrich Keller, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Pordic

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P1347

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a raid over Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. While cruising at night, it was shot down by the German Flak. The crew made a safe emergency landing in Pordic. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Lewis MacDonald Hodges,
Sgt Sidney James Hitchings,
Sgt John Hugh Wyatt,
Sgt Leslie Charles Turnbull.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 in Plancoët: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Plancoët. The pilot was killed while the second occupant was seriously injured. He died from injuries sustained on August 27.
Crew:
Uffz Berndt Karl Martin, pilot,
Flg Hans Richter Hans.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Morieux: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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7A+?L

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Morieux, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Lt Franz Taubert, pilot,
Oblt Werner Viefhues, observer,
Fw Kurt Fiedler, radio operator,
Ogfr Werner Brüggert, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Paimpol: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1940

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Junkers JU.88

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7A+?L

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Paimpol. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Erich Witte, pilot,
Oblt Gerhard Specht, observer, †
Uffz Wilhelm Behr, radio operator,
Flg Walter Wild, Air gunner.