Ameland Island

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Polebrook - Polebrook

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8109

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The airplane departed RAF Polebrook on an operation to a railway marshalling yard in Emden. While returning to base and flying along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 80 km north of Ameland Island. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph A. Meli Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Robert P. Cooper, copilot,
2nd Lt Jack Howell, navigator,
2nd Lt Howard E. Lewis, bombardier,
S/Sgt Stanford W. Henry, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Bernard A. Guenzig, radio operator,
S/Sgt Dewey K. Bishop, air gunner,
S/Sgt Louis M. Hilscher, air gunner,
S/Sgt Melvin E. Hugo, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles D. Summers, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 1628 LT

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W7861

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1838LT on an operation to Hamburg. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km north of Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Martin Claridge Johnsen, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Campbell, flight engineer,
Sgt Albert George Snow, navigator,
Sgt Norman Phillip Taylor, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Charles Pearson, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Davies, air gunner,
Sgt James Arthur Barnard, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943

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W7678

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1814LT on an operation to Hamburg. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km north of Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Ronald Golding, pilot,
Sgt Royston Robert Isaac Webber, flight engineer,
F/O Leslie Alexander Allan, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Leonard Colverson, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Charles Daniel Sayer, wireless operator,
Sgt Keneth Hitchen, air gunner,
Sgt John Jocelyn Thompson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1943 at 2139 LT

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DT641

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Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1850LT on an operation to Berlin. While cruising along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Arthur James Herriott, pilot,
Sgt Arthur David Cherkinsky, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Wilfred George Francis, navigator,
F/Sgt Albert Leroy Bateman, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Nicol Gray, wireless operator,
Sgt John Kowalski, air gunner,
F/Sgt Alexander Trevor Woodhouse, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Ameland Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1943 at 2144 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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BF411

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1810LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying along the Frisian Islands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Monteith, pilot,
Sgt Edward William Oxenbridge, copilot,
Sgt Bertram Wallace Willbourn, flight engineer,
Sgt Cyril Noel Goodchild, navigator,
Sgt John George Ethelston, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Lewis Richardson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Duncan Elwin Seeley, air gunner,
F/O Patrick Brennan, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Ameland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1943 at 1742 LT

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Vickers 440 Wellington X

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HE152

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The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 1621LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. V. Babington, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Austin, copilot,
F/Sgt H. W. Stewart, navigator,
Sgt L. H. Tabner, observer,
Sgt M. Harris, wireless operator,
Sgt A. J. Chester, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Ameland Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942 at 2037 LT

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W7864

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1752LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 35 km north of Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Richard Norman Fetherston, pilot,
Sgt Charles Cyril Brook,
P/O Thomas Edwin Dunlop,
Sgt Frederick William Hope,
F/Sgt Gerald Anthony Neville,
F/Sgt James Kelleher Player,
Sgt Milton Victor Riddle,
F/Sgt Nicholas Sidorchuk.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Ameland Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1942 at 2324 LT

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W1189

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1912LT on an operation to Osnabrück. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Porter, pilot,
Sgt P. B. J. Butcher, flight engineer,
P/O R. Whitelock, navigator,
P/O A. G. Richards, bomb aimer,
F/O B. C. H. King, bomb aimer,
Sgt R. Carson, air gunner,
F/Sgt B. J. Hardesty, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ameland Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942 at 0053 LT

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