Hordaland

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Bombing

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Wick - Wick

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8347

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1940

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The airplane departed Wick at 1425LT to attack the German battleship 'Scharnhorst' and eight enemy destroyers which were in the coastal waters off Norway. While approaching Bergen, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Herbert J. Seagrim, pilot,
Sgt Francis J. Willoughby, pilot,
Sgt Colin A. Malcolm,
LAC John White.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Solsvik: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1940 at 1610 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7246

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1642

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 1320LT to attack the German battleship 'Scharnhorst' and eight enemy destroyers which were in the coastal waters off Norway. While approaching Solsvik, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Dunstan Yves Feeny, pilot,
F/O Charles Andrew Wallis, navigator,
Sgt Charles Grant Macnab Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Eric Walton.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 on Venøya Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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F6+DH

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Mountains

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Stavanger - Stavanger

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5640

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The aircraft departed Stavanger-Sola on a reconnaissance mission. While cruising in poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located on Venøya Island. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Bergen: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9482

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Bombing

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Hatston - Hatston

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The airplane departed RAF Hatston at 1620LT to bomb the harbor of Bergen. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by Flak and crashed in the harbor. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alick C. Heath, pilot,
Sgt Stanley A. Nicholls, observer,
Lt Robin B. Nuthall.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Håkonshella: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940 at 0730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7283

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1679

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1939

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0504LT on an anti submarine patrol mission off the Norwegian coast. In unclear circumstances, the airplane crashed into the sea off Håkonshella at 0730LT. All four crew members were killed. It is possible that the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire.
Crew:
P/O Robert George Meadows Harmston, pilot,
F/O Anthony Alexander Talbot Bulloch, observer,
LAC, Alfred William Hallam, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Stanley Lane, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Berle

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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NG+BU

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5674

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1937

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After being attacked in flight, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the float plane crashed into the sea off Berle. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland I off Bergen: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1940

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Short S.25 Sunderland

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L5799

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The float plane departed RAF Sullom Voe (Shetland Islands) at 1030LT on a reconnaissance mission off the Norwegian coast. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Heinkel He.111 and crashed into the sea off Bergen. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the nine crewmen.
Crew (204th Squadron):
F/L Robert P. A. Harrison,
P/O Ronald F. Hoskins,
LAC Albert F. Roberts,
LAC Dennis S. Lloyd,
AC1 Bernard V. H. Bulmer,
AC1 Charles A. Hughes,
AC1 Leonard J. Fowell,
AC2 Herbert Harrott,
AC2 William H. U. Dolley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Bergen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7248

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