Ameland Island

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

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2098

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2243LT on June 29 on an operation to Bremen. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Do.215 and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/S L. Hird,
Sgt Archibald William Adams,
Sgt Ronald Stanley Green,
Sgt Edward Robert Ingram,
Sgt Kenneth Ivor Jones.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0257 LT

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Z6671

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Leeming - Leeming

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2105

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2213LT on June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Rowland Bradford,
Sgt Edmund Joseph Conry,
Sgt David William Griffiths,
F/Sgt William Kelly,
Sgt Reginald Ormsby Rintoul.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1941 at 0158 LT

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W5665

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2202LT on June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. Four crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jozef Domanski, pilot, †
Sgt Piotr Ryszard Bankowski, air gunner, †
Sgt W Sieczka, †
Sgt W Paleniczek, †
Sgt Stanisław Jan Winek,
P/O Wiktor Cebrzynski.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Ameland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3707

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1405LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Eric Green,
Sgt Stanley Parr,
P/O George Eric Joseph Rushbrooke.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 7, 1940 at 1645 LT

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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L4472

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North Coates - North Coates

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8333

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates to bomb enemy cruiser. While approaching the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stuart Percival Woollatt, pilot,
F/O David James Theodore Lusk, navigator,
AC1 Sidney William Mills, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Myles Joseph Delahunty, air gunner.

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Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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5M+M?

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Münster - Münster

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The airplane was engaged in a meteorological reconnaissance mission when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Ameland Island. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Hertel, pilot,
Uffz Helmut Biester, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Jahn, mechanic.
Passenger:
Dr. Joseph Wille.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D2 off Ameland Island

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1939 at 1430 LT

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Dornier DO.18

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M2+LK

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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