Attlebridge AFB

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Z2260

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1041LT on an operation to Comines. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a wooded area located in Duinhoek. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Dennis Adams, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard George Dunkling, observer,
F/Sgt Jonathan Henry Millns, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Dieppe: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942

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AL692

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 0655LT to support the Canadian forces landings at Dieppe. Approaching the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued.
Crew:
W/O Carl Adrian Beach, †
Sgt Dennis Findley James Hinde, †
F/Sgt Peter Stanley Woolston, †
Sgt J. L. Senour.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off IJmuiden: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1942 at 2301 LT

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AL690

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 2211LT on an operation to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 7 km west-southwest of IJmuiden. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Kirkham Matthews, pilot,
P/O Douglas Rogers, navigator,
Sgt Edward Hodgson Dean, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Wayne Ganes, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Lille

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1942 at 1520 LT

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Z2231

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1409LT on an operation to Lille. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot was able to make an emergency landing in a field located nearby the Citadelle de Lille. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Aubrey Kelland Collins Niner, pilot,
F/Lt Phillip Jacobs, observer,
Sgt George Frederick Lawman, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Le Havre: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942

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Z2244

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1435LT on an operation to Le Havre. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth McKerrow Elkins, pilot,
Sgt Rodderick Merrington Porter, observer,
Sgt Leslie John Colls, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston III at RAF Tangmere: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AL268

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1431LT on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and two crew members bailed out over The Channel. The airplane then crashed upon landing at RAF Tangmere. The pilot was injured and the bodies of both other occupants were never recovered.
Crew:
Sgt W. D. Wren, pilot,
Sgt Thomas William Elliott,
Sgt William Venn Frame.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III at RAF Attlebridge

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1942 at 1630 LT

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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AL718

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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The crew departed RAF Attlebridge on a local training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the left engine failed. The airplane lost height, collided with trees and crashed in Weston Longville, nearby the airfield. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. S. A. Sniders,
Sgt F. J. Hind,
Sgt E. H. Dean.

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Failure of the left engine just after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6421

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1410LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Whybrow Andrews,
P/O Arthur Edward Day,
P/O Jack Rollinson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Attlebridge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9020

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