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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1250LT on an anti-shipping mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 30 km off Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Albert Victor Message Farns,
Sgt William Watson Fox,
Sgt Norman Augustus Geer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Texel Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3900

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1115LT on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by ground fire from the Kriegsmarine Vorpostenboot and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Denis Alan Rogers, pilot,
P/O William Leslie Gourlay, observer,
Sgt George Herbert Howard, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Texel Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3884

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1115LT on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by ground fire from the Kriegsmarine Vorpostenboot and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Alexander Adams, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Reid Alston, observer,
Sgt Ralph Edward Nichols, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Texel Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1941 at 1612 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L9389

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney for an anti-shipping mission off the Dutch coast. While attacking the destroyer 'Ilits', it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Hugh James Walter Black, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Henry Cooke, observer,
Sgt Frank Archer, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Opperdoes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1941 at 2145 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1326

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1911LT on an operation to Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near Opperdoes. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Peter Crosse, pilot, †
Sgt John Henry Collopy, observer, †
Sgt William James Chamberlain, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ernest Joseph Coult, †
Sgt A. Parfitt,
Sgt A. C. Binnie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Amsterdam: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1941 at 1530 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+CD

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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3190

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The crew was engaged in a local test flight out from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. Shortly after takeoff in foggy conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw F. Funk, pilot,
Fw W. Stechardt, radio operator,
H. Pille, test engineer.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Den Helder: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1941 at 0350 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X3001

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2248LT on February 10 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following night and flying over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter. All crew bailed out and became PoW, except Sgt Cruickshank who was killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Alexander Cruickshank, observer, †
P/O J. H. Green,
Sgt A. L. Bryceson,
Sgt H. E. Fisher.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Vogelenzang

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1941 at 2130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+?M

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Eindhoven - Eindhoven

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2981

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Following an engine failure in flight, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Volgelenzang, about 15 km west of Schiphol Airport. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Lt Grassmann, pilot,
Uffz Kühn, observer,
Uffz Stütz, radio operator,
Uffz K. Zunk, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Anna Paulowna

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1941 at 2115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6462

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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1974

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1745LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Anna Paulowna. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Ernest Barlow,
F/O John Henry Frampton,
Sgt Richard Phillip London,
Sgt C. H. Steven,
Sgt Ronald Malcolm Wade.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941 at 2246 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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N1521

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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1649

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1755LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Edgar Peers, pilot,
Sgt Howard Piper Shipley, pilot,
P/O Melville Percy Griffiths, observer,
Sgt Robert James Couser, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Fortune Jamieson Duncan, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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