Morbihan

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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9086

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1220LT on an anti-shipping operation in Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the French coast, it crashed into the sea off Gâvres, south of Lorient. A crew was killed and three other became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Edward Arthur Rance, pilot,
Sgt Alan Gordon Wilson, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Chiplin, radio operator, †
Sgt Stanley Jesse Austin, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off the Isle of Groix: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1941

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P4406

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2315LT on a mine laying operation off Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off the Isle of Groix. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Crowhurst Gammon,
F/Sgt George Robert Slater,
Sgt Norman Horace Whittaker, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Winchester.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Vannes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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F8+??

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Vannes - Vannes

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4069

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Crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from Vannes Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Walter Heyd, pilot,
Uffz Leo von Stieglitz, observer,
Uffz Alfred Heimann, mechanic,
Gefr Eduard Lacina, air gunner,
Joachim Gottzmann, inspector.

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

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6122

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Crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Lorient. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Edward Greville-Heygate, pilot,
P/O Geoffrey Troup, observer,
Sgt Charles Holt Naylor, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6087

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1110LT on an anti-shipping operation of the French coast. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Lorient, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Dennis Trevelyan Herrick, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Francis Wilson Gahagan,
Sgt George Leonard Wells.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Vannes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Plain, Valley

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6865

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Vannes, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Lt Wolfram Kortemeier,
Ogfr Franziskus Kremer,
Fw Karl Wanninger.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Vannes

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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1T+?H

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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3501

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Crashed upon landing at Vannes Airport. All four crew members were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Oblt Werner Plümecke,
Lt Hans Ullrich,
Uffz Helmut Kaletta,
Fw Kurt Gross.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Lanester: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X3141

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme to attack docks in Lorient. While approaching the target area, it crashed in Lanester, northeast of Lorient. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Bruce Ainsworth, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hulme Battle, observer, †
Sgt Marchant Hemingway, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Gray Smith, air gunner. †

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Lanester: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1940 at 0500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 152 Beaufort

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L4474

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