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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2134LT on August 18 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Heumen, near the Maas canal. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Alexander Barrie Jamieson, pilot, †
Sgt Howard Robert Franklin Johnston, air gunner, †
Sgt Angus Milne, †
Sgt Frank William Coles,
P/O Frederick Walter Shorrock.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Velddriel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0315 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6823

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2183

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2256LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Velddriel. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Lambert Asprey, †
Sgt Alan David Wills, wireless operator, †
F/Lt John Arthur Cant,
Sgt John Geary,
Sgt William Edwin Kerr.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941 at 0230 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6805

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Leeming - Leeming

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2165

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2203LT on August 16 on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Winterswijk. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Phillip Calvert,
W/O A. E. King,
F/Sgt Alexander Bruce Anthony Robertson,
W/O Basil Sidney Craske.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Overasselt: 10 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1941 at 0237 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N3658

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of August 7 on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110, entered a dive and crashed onto a farm in Overasselt. All seven crew members as well as three occupants in the farm were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Vivian, pilot,
F/O Frank James Needham, pilot,
Sgt George Wilbert Jeffrey, observer,
Sgt John Turner Corbett, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Alexander Ross, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Leslie Rowley, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Henry Broyd, air gunner.
Those killed in the farm were:
Mr. Jan Welles,
Mrs. Marie Welles,
Mr. Jan Welles Jr.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Breedenbroek: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941 at 0100 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE120

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2225LT on August 5 on an operation to Mannheim. Approaching the German border, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed onto a house located in Breedenbroek. All four crew members as well as two children in the house were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Leslie Knowles, pilot,
Sgt James Melvin MacIlwraith, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Philip Price, wireless operator,
Sgt C. Rhodes, air gunner.
Those killed on ground were:
Gerda Johanna Lammers,
Hendrik Lammers.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0235 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6866

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2207

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2230LT on July 25 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Maurik. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Henry George Benfield,
Sgt Kenneth Samuel Carter,
P/O Idrwerth Patrick Bentley Denton,
Sgt Walter Raymond Gibson,
Sgt Robert Valentine Harnett.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0355 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6642

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2076

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2238LT on July 6 on an operation to Dortmund. It crashed for unknown reasons in Epe and was destroyed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Cound Bizley,
Sgt Geoffrey Cliffe Carter,
Sgt William Henry Ernest Harwood,
Sgt William John Haslam,
Sgt Walter Petch.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Bergharen

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941 at 0300 LT

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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W5439

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2343LT on June 11 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Bergharen. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Vernon George Ingram Anderson,
Sgt Wilfred Harrison,
F/Sgt Michael Thomas Kenny,
Sgt Clifford Morgan,
Sgt Tasman Errol Schofield,
Sgt George Arthur Johnston.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Ermelo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1941 at 2258 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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A1+?N

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Plain, Valley

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Lille - Lille

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5493

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Ermelo, killing the entire crew.
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Lt P. Ficker, pilot,
Gfr E. Kowalewski, observer,
Uffz O. Müller, radio operator,
Gfr K. Himmel, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941 at 2319 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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T4164

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1839LT on an operation to Sterkrade. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter and crash landed in Malden. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Charles Richardson Hubbard,
F/Sgt Douglas Henry Gilbert,
F/Sgt Alan Bocking,
Sgt Thomas Francis Keeley,
Sgt Maurice Francis Hurlston.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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