Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW238

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MSN:

9933

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1941

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The airplane was engaged in an operation to Brest when it crashed into the sea while approaching the target area. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alaric Joseph Appleby, †
F/O Arthur George Collings,
P/O William James Hunter,
W/O Albert Edward Taylor.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Schiermonnikoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941

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W6533

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North Coates - North Coates

MSN:

9527

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1941

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Schiermonnikoog Island

Friesland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a mine laying operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Alan James Boyse,
Sgt Alexander Pont,
Sgt Cecil Charles Procter,
Sgt Robert John Swain Wicks.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Nazaire: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941

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AW189

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

9896

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 2015LT to attack ships in the harbor of St Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
F/Lt Thomas Francis Kerr, pilot,
Sgt Allan Douglas Scott, observer,
Sgt Alec Windle, wireless operator,
F/O Eric Charles Whitehead, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Lochwinnoch: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941

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W6539

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Abbotsinch - Abbotsinch

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9533

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1941

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The crew departed RAF Abootsinch on a training exercise. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Rowbank Reservoir near Lochwinnoch, in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Robert Anne, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur William Stanley, wireless operator, †
P/O John Keith Dingle Williams, observer, †
Sgt H. Murdock.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off La Rochelle: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1941

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Registration:

W6528

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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9522

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a maritime patrol flight. Flying along the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off La Rochelle. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/O John Welsh, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Chesterman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter Joseph Parsonage Wheat, †
W/O H. E. C. Young.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the Bay of Biscay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1941

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L9859

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

MSN:

9007

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 2250LT on a gardening operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Bay of Biscay. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Fred Garbutt,
Sgt Anthony Gosden,
Sgt Edmund Hollinghurst,
Sgt John Dederick Norris.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Den Helder: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1941 at 1230 LT

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X8920

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North Coates - North Coates

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9542

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates at 1040LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of Den Helder. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David George Allaker Briers,
P/O Alan Walter Camp,
F/Sgt Basil James Conlon,
F/Sgt William Myles.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Hoek van Holland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0230 LT

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W6522

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North Coates - North Coates

MSN:

9516

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Ole Herbert Willing, pilot,
P/O Ralph Loudon Blackmore, observer,
Sgt Harold Kitchener Orme, wireless operator,
Sgt James Parsons, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941

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W6521

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