Kent

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1805LT on October 21 on an operation to Eindhoven. It crash landed at 0030LT on Manston Aerodrome. Prior to the crash, the crew had had a narrow escape after colliding with a barrage balloon cable.
Crew:
F/O R. P. Elliott,
Sgt Musselwhite,
Sgt Johnson-Barrett,
Sgt Day,
Sgt McLaughlan,
Sgt Sheppard.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Lenham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1940 at 0450 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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L4195

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission. While returning to base at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances at Lenham. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
P/O B. R. Evans,
LAC R. C. S. Glover,
Sgt Molineux,
Sgt Robert Potter, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Penshurst: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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3Z+DC

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The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter and crashed in Penshurst. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Margate

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940 at 0620 LT

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N1427

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Honington - Honington

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1581

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1950LT on September 2 on a raid over Genova. The following morning, while returning to its base, it ran out of fuel and was ditched into the sea off Margate, Kent. All four crew members came ashore in their dinghy.
Crew:
S/L J. S. Bartlett,
Sgt F. M. Kerr,
Sgt Coubrough,
Sgt M. C. Caryll de Tilkin.

Probable cause:

Aircraft ditched into the sea due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 in Goodwin Sands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 1340 LT

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Dornier DO.17

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5K+AR

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Limburg - Limburg

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1160

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The airplane departed Limburg-Saint-Trond Airfield to attack RAF Debden. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Defiant and crashed on the Goodwin Sands at low tide. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Fw W. Effmert, pilot,
Uffz H. Ritzel, observer, †
Uffz H. Reinhardt, radio operator, †
Gfr H. Huhn, mechanic. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940 at 1245 LT

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F1+?M

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The airplane departed Creil to attack Manston Airport. Approaching Kent, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Ramsgate. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz J. Krüll, pilot,
Uffz E. Dubs, observer,
Uffz H. Freimann, radio operator,
Uffz H. Fröba, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940 at 1245 LT

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F1+?M

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The airplane departed Creil to attack Manston Airport. Approaching Kent, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Ramsgate. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H-J. Crell, pilot,
Fw M. Thomas, observer,
Uffz A. Henneberg, radio operator,
Uffz A. Wetzker, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940 at 1245 LT

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F1+?C

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The airplane departed Creil to attack Manston Airport. Approaching Kent, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Ramsgate. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw F. Vetter, pilot,
Fw K. Flessner, observer,
Fw H. Meyer, radio operator,
Uffz H. Meier, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 off Dungeness: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1940 at 1340 LT

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Dornier DO.17

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F1+??

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