Hamburg

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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2236

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1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1852LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and that it crashed in the Elbe River near Hamburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alexander Nigel Atchison,
Sgt Joseph Edwin Horne,
Sgt Stewart Ireland Collister Moulds,
Sgt Cecil Brian McMullan,
Sgt John Roland Maddison Vaisey.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hamburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 2251 LT

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AE232

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1830LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the district of Wilhelmsburg, south of Hamburg. A crew was killed and three others became Pow.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Jacob McIntyre,
Sgt Hubert Dickson Clapham,
Sgt Harry Kirk,
Sgt Kenneth Richardson.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Hamburg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0152 LT

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W5459

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Plain, Valley

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Marham - Marham

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2314LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching Hamburg, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Altenwerder, southwest of Hamburg, All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Jack Alexander James Bailey, pilot,
P/O George Walter Tetlow, pilot,
P/O John Henry Purser, observer,
Sgt Frederick Robert Nichols, wireless operator,
Sgt Elton Talbot Panes, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Raymond Marshall Gray, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0222 LT

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W5386

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2257LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. Over Hamburg, it was coned by searchlight and shot down by a Me.110 then crashed in the Kuhwerder Hafen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Arthur Lomax, pilot,
Sgt Horace Edward Meadows, pilot,
P/O Alastair Fulton Struthers, observer,
Sgt Henry Nykerk, wireless operator,
Sgt Patrick Brian Neil Cleburne, wireless operator,
Sgt Percy Thomas Relf, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hamburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0142 LT

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Z6630

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2064

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1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2241LT on June 27 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the center of the city, at Ackermannstrasse. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ray Berysford Edwards, pilot,
P/O Ralph Edward Tidswell, pilot,
Sgt Jeffrey Leon Ransson, observer,
Sgt Laurence Dobinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Brinley Roberts, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 3, 1941

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AD864

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Plain, Valley

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2205LT on May 2 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hamburg, between the districts of Blankenese and Cranz. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Hugh Upton Howard Tripp, pilot,
P/O John Ernest Philip Jeff, observer,
Sgt Ronald John Leaper, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Egar, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near Hamburg

Date & Time: May 3, 1941

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Avro 679 Manchester

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L7379

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2200LT on May 2 on an operation to Hamburg. While approaching the target area at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the airplane was damaged by the German Flak. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The bomber just passed over a farm, crash landed in a field and came to rest. All six crew members were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/O Deryck Edgar Pinchbeck,
Sgt E. A. C. Lee,
Sgt Alexander Stuart Duncan,
F/S Samuel Edward Panton,
Sgt Walter Muir McGregor,
Sgt Christopher Norman Barron.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hamburg

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941

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T2970

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1940LT on March 13 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All six crew members became Pow. The exact place of the crash remains unknown, maybe near the target area.
Crew:
Sgt John Richard Harvey,
Sgt G. G. Patterson,
Sgt Leonard Pattison,
Sgt Stanley Thomas Starkins,
Sgt Arthur Roy Ward,
Sgt Gibberd.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hamburg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941

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T4273

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Plain, Valley

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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1926

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1940

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