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R3828

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to reconnoitre the Münster area. It crash landed at 0845LT on return to base and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Hill,
Sgt Hodder,
Sgt Gray.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Honington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940 at 0230 LT

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P4960

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1687

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2104LT on June 19 on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen. It attacked port facilities at Antwerp as an alternative. On return, while approaching RAF Honington, from a south-westerly direction, the airplane crashed into a tree at Ampton Park, some three miles from the airfield. At the time of the accident, RAF Honington was under air-raid alert.
Crew:
F/O H. V. Smith,
P/O R. H. Thomas,
Sgt Godfrey,
Sgt Roberts,
LAC Cowie.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near RAF Newmarket: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0125 LT

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L8687

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Wittering - Wittering

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The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a He.111. The pilot was killed and two other occupants bailed out and survived.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Croxton Close, pilot, †
LAC John Henry Angus, observer,
LAC Laurence Robert Karasek, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Felixstowe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0125 LT

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L6636

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Martlesham Heath - Martlesham Heath

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While on a maritime patrol flight, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Felixstowe. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John S. Barnwell, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth L. Long.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P off Felixstowe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+?M

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Merville - Merville

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The airplane departed Merville Airport to bomb RAF Mildenhall. Approaching Felixstowe, it was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Hptm Hermann Prochnow, pilot,
Oberfw Hermann Wojis, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Heyeres,
Fw Richard Bunk, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Felixstowe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

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P4345

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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While returning to RAF Hemswell following a communication mission, the aircraft collided with a balloon barrage cable and crashed near Felixstowe. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Joseph John Watts, pilot,
P/O John Frederick Edward Andrews, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Winstanley, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Jolly, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

In-flight collision with a balloon barrage cable.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Needham Market: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1940 at 0345 LT

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P4963

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1690

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2119LT on June 3 on a bombing mission over Homberg. While returning to his base at night, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in a pasture located in Battesford, some two miles southwest of Needham Market. A crew member was killed, three others were injured and one was unhurt.
Crew:
F/O G. L. C. Bagshaw, pilot,
F/Lt Allan S. Phillips, pilot,
Sgt David Donald, observer,
Sgt Robert Edward Nicholson, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Antony Henry Fields, air gunner. †

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1940 at 0715 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R3683

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