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Crashed upon takeoff from Caen-Carpiquet Airport for unknown reasons. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Willy Neumann, pilot,
Oblt Otto Metzner, observer,
Uffz Friedrich Hubert Böhlefeld, radio operator,
Uffz Robert Mehnert, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Caen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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7130

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Crashed upon takeoff from Caen-Carpiquet Airport for unknown reasons. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw August Stigler, pilot,
Oblt Günther Reischle, observer,
Uffz Kurt Witte, radio operator,
Uffz Christian Bill, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Deauville

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940

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Junkers JU.88

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7121

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Due to the deterioration of the weather conditions, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in Deauville. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 off Caen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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7T+CH

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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3617

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The airplane was hit by the British Flak while attacking the Penrhos Airfield, Wales. While returning to its base, it crashed into the sea off Caen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul David, pilot,
Obrlt Paul Vollbrecht, observer,
Uffz Kurt Fuchs, mechanic,
Uffz Willi von Postel, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Caen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1940

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Junkers JU.88

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Crashed in Caen following an engine failure. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Siegfried Quednau, observer, +3. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Bayeux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R2795

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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The aircraft departed RAF Thorney Island at 2200LT on August 18 on a raid over Caen Airfield. While cruising at night and in poor weather conditions, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Bayeux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Reynolds, pilot,
Sgt William George Frederic Whiting, observer,
Sgt William Gaston Jules Wilkinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G near Caen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.18

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878

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1940

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On a transit flight to Brest, while cruising in the region of Caen, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Willi Hagen, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Sott, observer, †
Uffz Raimund Hellmer, wireless operator,
Uffz Osmar Kreutzmann, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Villerville: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1940 at 1215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L6639

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Le Havre. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Villerville. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Harold Rigby, pilot,
Sgt Donald Duncan Mackinnon, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Ouistreham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940

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Dewoitine D.338

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F-ARTD

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While flying over the region of Caen, the three engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by the French Flak. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Ouistreham. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both pilots were unhurt while the radio navigator André Descamps was killed.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by the French Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bayeux: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3818

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Odiham on a reconnaissance mission over Northern France. It was shot down over Bayeux by enemy fire and crashed. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Benjamin Everton-Jones, pilot,
Sgt George William Taplin, observer,
Sgt F. V. W. Thake, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.