South Holland

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V6422

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an anti-shipping operation. While attacking a convoy off Hoek van Holland, it crashed into the sea after being caught in the blast of its own bombs. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Cecil Valentine Colmer, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Kenneth Bartlett, observer,
Sgt Leslie Trevor, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Rotterdam

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1941 at 0531 LT

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N2805

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Finningley - Finningley

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The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 1955LT on September 10. Approaching Rotterdam, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the harbor of Rotterdam. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O G. W. Walenn,
F/Lt T. L. Walker,
Sgt P. A. Edwards,
Sgt S. C. Stevens,
Sgt W. A. Pratt.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Dordrecht

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0500 LT

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Z8328

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2150LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Dordrecht. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
SL Samuel Spencer Fielden, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Victor Johnston,
Sgt Leslie Roland Lanfear,
Sgt Ronald Ledgerwood,
P/O William Jeffrey Peat,
Sgt Alexander Henderson Smith.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941 at 1400 LT

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Z7306

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1130LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Scheveningen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Donald Fieldman, pilot,
Sgt Frank Kent Phillips, observer,
Sgt John Herbert Carr, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941 at 1400 LT

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Z7312

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1130LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Scheveningen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Clarence Edward Charles Haggitt, pilot,
P/O Robert Francis Bennett,
F/O Charles Douglas Ramsay.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Rotterdam: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 2025 LT

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V5825

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1445LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the harbor of Rotterdam. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Jervis Somerfield, †
F/Lt William Beckingham,
F/Lt William Logie MacDonald.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Rotterdam

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 2023 LT

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Z7289

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1430LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and crash landed in Kethel, in the suburb of Rotterdam. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Fitzroy Montague Veich Johnstone,
Sgt R. Evans,
Sgt Reginald George Drake.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 2010 LT

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V6436

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1447LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Maassluis, west of Rotterdam. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frank Kerr Orme, pilot,
P/O Stanley Frederick Maude Gunnis, observer,
F/O Albert Henry Collins, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 2002 LT

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Z7445

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