Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z9205

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Plain, Valley

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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2310

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2250LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Diekshörn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Edwin William Brown, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Frederick Gresham, pilot,
Sgt Bernard John Monk, observer,
Sgt Norman Fenton, wireless operator,
Sgt James Henry Atkin, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Rhinow: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0455 LT

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Z9151

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Croft - Croft

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The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2227LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rhinow. The pilot was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Johnston Sargent, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Gerald Sydney Hall Freeman,
Sgt Thomas Hall,
Sgt Thomas Paterson,
Sgt Ernest Wilfred Penn,
P/O John Victor Saunders.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Süderoog Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0145 LT

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Z6796

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2156

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2214LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Süderoog Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Brown,
Sgt Ronald Owen Bryant,
Sgt Emerson Master Leftly,
Sgt Reginald Charles Matthews,
Sgt William Miller.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941

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Z6818

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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2178

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1946LT on a Rover patrol of the Ruhr area and with Essen as its objective. It failed to return to base, was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Eric Graham Mounsey, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Claude Carr,
Sgt Alexander Greig Kinnear,
F/Sgt Frederick Maxwell Legere,
P/O Kenneth Beverly McGoun.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Borkum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941

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Z9130

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Yes

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Dishforth – Dishforth

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2269

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2221LT on an operation to Berlin. Flying along the German coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Borkum Island. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Peter George Scott Dickenson, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Vincent Carpenter, †
Sgt William Martin Chambers, †
P/O David Albert Simpson, air bomber, †
Sgt Brian Stephen Walley.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1941 at 0116 LT

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Z9152

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Croft - Croft

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2286

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1732LT on November 1st on an operation to Kiel. The following night, it was last heard while in contact with RAF Bircham Newton but failed to return to base. It was lost without trace and it is believed that it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
S/L James Mercer, pilot,
F/Lt James Reith Campbell,
Sgt Rennie Frank Duggan,
Sgt Thomas Peter Woodhouse,
F/Sgt Victor George Wright.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941 at 2204 LT

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Z6749

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2137

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1740LT on an operation to Kiel. In the evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Vannio Max Albrecht,
Sgt John Charles Brooks,
Sgt Philip Arthur Champion,
Sgt Duncan Coutts Duguid,
Sgt Jeffrey Glover.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941 at 0032 LT

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Z9220

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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2325

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1738LT on October 31 on an operation to Hamburg. Past midnight, the crew asked for help when the airplane crashed somewhere in the North Sea. No trace was found.
Crew:
Sgt William Bourke,
F/Sgt Albert Thomas Bradly,
Sgt Samuel Burgess,
Sgt Charles Allen Guan,
Sgt Geoffrey Oliver Williams.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V on Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2350 LT

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Z9141

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