Norfolk

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of July 6 on an operation to Brest. It was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed into the sea off Cromer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Aldridge,
F/Sgt Kenneth Coney,
F/Sgt Ian Malcolm Temple Fisher,
F/O Andrew James Henderson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0440 LT

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T4330

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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1963

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1940

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The crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in Bacton and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt A. Davis,
Sgt R. H. Burr,
Sgt G. R. Davidson,
Sgt E. M. Cooke.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Feltwell: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 0008 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1589

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Takeoff (climb)

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0001LT on an operation to Essen. While climbing, the crew encountered technical problems with the instruments and elected to return. Seven minutes after takeoff, the airplane crashed near the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt William Joseph Harry Hoskins, pilot, †
Sgt John Cecil Brandon Irwin, pilot, †
F/Sgt Evan David Evans, observer, †
Sgt Philip Herbert Reay, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Simeon Sparkes, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. J. Partridge, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The accident was attributed to instrument failure.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Thetford: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941

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Z6584

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Leeming - Leeming

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2055

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2240LT on June 30 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night and just after passing over RAF Honington, it was shot down by a German fighter. Both engines caught fire and the bomber crashed one mile northeast of Thetford. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alan Reid Beveridge, pilot, †
Sgt Graham Aeron Alcock, wireless operator, †
Sgt C. W. Lawson,
Sgt Bassett.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Marham

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1501

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Cologne. During the takeoff roll, the pilot retracted the undercarriage prematurely, causing the aircraft to crash through the boundary fence. All six crew members evacuated safely while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt Skillen +5.

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Premature retraction of the undercarriage during the takeoff roll.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Swanton Morley: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1941 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6336

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Flight

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Training

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The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located in East End Farm, just north of RAF Swanton Morley. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Walter Appleby, wireless operator,
LAC Robert Christopher Ballard,
Sgt Derrick Oliver Beacham, pilot,
Sgt Peter Grosvenor Griffiths,
AC1George McFadzean.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Sporle: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941 at 1555 LT

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R1517

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The airplane departed RAF Marham on a local test flight with seven crew members on board. After takeoff, it climbed slowly to an altitude of 500 feet and continued to the northeast. After a 180 turn, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located north of Sporle, some 12 km northeast of the airbase. A crew was injured and six others were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alastair Boyd Brown, observer, †
Sgt Henry Brown, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Owen Docking, pilot, †
P/O Amery Yeo Evans, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Ronald Hurt, wireless operator, †
AC2 Alfred Smith, †
Sgt D. O. Williams.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Bircham Newton

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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L9506

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2325LT on June 15 on an operation to Hanover. Over the target area, it was badly shot about by a German fighter but the crew was able to return to England and diverted to RAF Bircham Newton for an emergency landing. It crashed upon landing at RAF Bircham Newton and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
F/O J. W. Murray,
Sgt L. Martin,
P/O D. S. S. Wilkerson,
Sgt T. R. Nixon,
Sgt J. Constable,
Sgt D. J. Mennie,
Sgt J. Colgan.

Probable cause:

Damaged by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Rackheath: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6332

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