East Yorkshire

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5J+BK

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Soesterberg - Soesterberg

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The crew departed Soesterberg Airfield in the Netherlands on a bombing mission. While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea off Flamborough Head. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (2. Staffel I/KG 49):
Fw Richard Schmitt, pilot,
Fw Hans Geisdorf, observer,
Uffz Willi Soffel, radio operator,
Gfr Herbert Hebeld, air gunner.

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Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Flamborough: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1940 at 0410 LT

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P4383

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2113LT on July 31 on a raid over enemy positions. All contact lost at 0410LT and it is believed that the aircraft crashed into the sea some 50 km east of Flamborough. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Brian Stallard Bell, pilot,
Sgt Christopher Douglas Evans,
Sgt William Elliott Miller,
Sgt Donald Tailford.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Hornsea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1940 at 1142 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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5J+AT

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Yes

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Soesterberg – Soesterberg

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3094

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The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB in the Netherlands to attack convoys in the North Sea. Approaching the British Coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Hornsea. The pilot was killed and three other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Hptn Kurt Rohloff, pilot, †
Uffz Heinz Oechler, mechanic,
Uffz Artur Kuhnapfel, wireless operator,
Uffz George Abel, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I in Ellerker: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1940

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Blackburn B-26 Botha

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L6205

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Test

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Plain, Valley

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Brough - Brough

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7866/2

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1940

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The pilot Douglas Frank Charles Brecknell was performing a test flight on behalf of the Blackburn manufacturer based in Brough. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances when the airplane crashed in Ellerker, some five km northwest of Brough aerodrome. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Flamborough: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940

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Junkers JU.88

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Approaching the British Coast, the bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z off Withernsea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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5K+GL

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Approaching the British coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 15 km off Withernsea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Schurpkowski +3.

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Shot down by a RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H4 off Grimsby

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1940

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5J+EL

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Military

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Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen

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While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea, some 40 km offshore. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (3. Staffel I/KG 4):
Ofw Hermann Draisbach, pilot,
Oblt Friedrich-Wilhelm Koch zur See, observer,
Fw Alfred Weber, wireless operator,
Ofw Rudolf Ernst, mechanic.

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Shot down by a RAF Spitfire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1940 at 0015 LT

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Approaching the British coast at night, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Hornsea. All four crew members were killed.

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Shot down by a RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P2 off Grimsby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1940 at 0017 LT

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5J+BL

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