Ille-et-Vilaine

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0755LT on a Bust Patrol mission in the area of Brest and Ushant. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed off Saint-Lunaire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Laurence Joseph Francis,
Sgt Jack St. Clair Hopper, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Arthur Whitley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Rennes: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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The airplane crashed near Rennes following a fuel exhaustion. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Barth, pilot,
Gefr Walter Tesche, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Mutschers, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Schneider, air gunner.

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Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1941

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1G+??

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1620

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1936

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While returning from a night operation to England, the bomber crashed upon landing in Châteauneuf and was destroyed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Herbert Richter, pilot,
Fw Karl Gutsmann, observer,
Fw Wilhelm Dreyer, radio operator,
Fw Otto Dörnte, mechanic.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Dinard

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1941

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Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Dinard Airfield. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Dinard: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1940 at 0444 LT

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1G+HR

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Rennes - Rennes

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2864

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The bomber departed Rennes Airport at 0015LT on an operation to England. While cruising over the Irish Sea, it was hit by enemy fire. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to base. With one engine out, the captain decided to divert to Dinard-Pleurtuit Airport where the airplane crashed upon landing, bursting into flames. The gunner was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Oblt Ottmar Dold, pilot,
Lt Hans-Otto Heinert, observer,
Ofw Robert Brinkmann, flight engineer,
Ofw Cryns, radio operator,
Uffz Martin Peper, air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940

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1G+??

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1535

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1936

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The bomber crashed upon landing for unknown reasons and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Siegfried Blass, pilot,
Fw Kurt Müller, observer,
Uffz Georg Burkel, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Goven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940

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1G+IT

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Rennes - Rennes

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The airplane departed Rennes on an operation to Liverpool. While returning at night, the crew encountered foggy conditions and was unable to locate the Rennes Airfield. While trying to land, the airplane collided with fruit trees and crashed in a pond located in Goven, about 11 km southwest of Rennes Airport. A crew member was able to bail out prior to the accident and was injured while all four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Jansen, pilot, †
Maj Manfred Freiherr von Speck-Sternburg, observer, †
Lt Max Kramwinkel, observer, †
Fw Georg Hobbie, radio operator,
Uffz Erwin Schmidt, mechanic. †

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Rennes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940

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1G+ER

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed prior to landing at Rennes Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Alfred Masurek, pilot,
Ofw Franz Möller, observer,
Uffz Otto Willrisch, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Krebs, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in La Mézière: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1940

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1G+GT

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