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V6038

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1530LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it clipped the mast of the ship that was attacked and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Hughes, pilot,
Sgt Marshall Wilding, observer,
Sgt Joseph Hunter, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Z7499

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1324LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Baron, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Hopkinson, observer,
Sgt Robert Walter Ullmer, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Z7449

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1324LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it attacked a 8,000 tons tanker when it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Baron, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Hopkinson, observer,
Sgt Robert Walter Ullmer, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Cape Gris-Nez: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941

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Z7502

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Manston - Manston

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The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Cape Gris-Nez. The observer was killed and two other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Denis Graham-Hogg, pilot,
F/Sgt David William Wyatt, observer, †
Sgt James Marsden, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Pihen-lès-Guînes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0411 LT

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W5729

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0005LT on an operation to Cologne, fourteen minutes late due to problems with the rear turret. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Pihen-lès-Guînes. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Thomas Martland Ainscough, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Cyril Retter, pilot, †
Sgt James Edward Drew, observer, †
Sgt Wilfred John Tidey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Burton Greig,
Sgt James Pryde.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Boulogne-sur-Mer: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941

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Short S.29 Stirling

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N6017

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Plain, Valley

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1030LT to attack a power station located in Chocques. Approaching Boulogne-sur-Mer, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Cecil Victor Fraser, pilot,
P/O Lawrence Beresford O'Reilly, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Hildred Rogers, observer,
Sgt Sidney Bridges, wireless operator,
Sgt Windsor Wilcox, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Jack Clifton,
Sgt Kenneth Russell Wood.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Béthune: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941

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Short S.29 Stirling

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N6034

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 0453LT on an operation to Mazingarbe. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Béthune. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Bailie, observer, †
Sgt Robei Harold Lomas-Smith, wireless operator, †
P/O Reginald David Morley, pilot, †
Sgt William Ross, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt William George Williams, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie Newton Chappell,
Sgt George Stewart Edwards.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Salperwick: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941

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V6452

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Plain, Valley

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Norwich - Norwich

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 1022LT to bomb a target at Hazebrouck. Approaching Saint-Omer, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Salperwick. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Archer Cormack, pilot,
Sgt Archibald Murdock Smith, observer,
Sgt James Alexander Gordon Forsyth, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Clairmarais: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941

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V6259

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