Aalborg

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed Aalborg on a reconnaissance mission over Edinburgh. Approaching the British coast, the engines overheated and caught fire and the aircraft crashed in flames into the sea some 60 km east of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Two crew were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Fw P. Meyn, †
Gfr W. Lauer, †
Ogfr K. Tutschek,
Gfr F. Becker.

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Engine fire in flight.

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

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940 at 1904 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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4D+1S

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The airplane departed Aalborg to attack RAF Thornaby. After passing the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed in Partrington. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Franz Georg Wolff, pilot,
Fw Hugo Keller, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Rautenberg, air gunner, †
Obfw Werner Hans Kruczinski, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940 at 1219 LT

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R3800

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Edward Syms, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Wright, observer,
Sgt Edward Victor Turner, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3821

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Earl Robert Hale, pilot,
Sgt Ralston George Oliver, observer,
Sgt Alfred Edward Boland, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3913

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Clive Warrington Wigley, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Homer Patchett,
Sgt Archibald Finlayson Morrison, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R2772

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Blair,
Sgt William Greenwood,
Sgt W. G. McGrath.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3802

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Ronald Alfred George Ellen, pilot,
Sgt Vivian John Dance, observer,
Sgt Gordon Davies, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3829

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L R. N. Wardell, pilot,
F/Sgt George Percy Moore, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Eckford Girvan, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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T1827

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