Brest

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on a mine laying operation off Brest. Believed to have crashed into the sea off the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Alfred Palmer Vincent Atkinson,
P/O David McLaren,
Sgt Thomas John Pearce,
Sgt Ronald John Pulham,
Sgt Alfred Harry Taylor.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941

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AE196

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1300LT on a mine laying operation off Brest. Believed to have crashed into the sea off the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Howard Gumbley,
F/O Harry Jeffrey Jeffcoat,
Sgt Leonard Dalton Leggett,
W/Cdr Sidney Trevor Misselbrook.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Brest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW197

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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9904

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1841LT on a gardening operation off Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Edward Earl, †
Sgt Kenneth William Perry, †
Sgt Carl Christian Thomsen, †
W/O F. J. Gornall.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Brest: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW238

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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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 Vickers 406 Wellington II in Brest: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 at 1555 LT

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W5438

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Plain, Valley

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Driffield - Driffield

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1138LT on an operation to Brest. While flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet northeast of the city, it was attacked by at least four fighters and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Broadhurst,
F/Sgt William Edwin Chappell,
P/O Maurice Sydney Nichols,
F/Sgt John Reginald Powell,
Sgt Peter Douglas Simpson,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Tatham.

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Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941

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R1726

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1126LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Ronald Barton, †
P/O Morrisson Jolly, †
P/O Louis Phillip Kolitz, †
Sgt Anthony Cade Moss, †
Sgt William Lloyd Jacobsen,
Sgt J. D. Knott.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Brest: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941

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N2770

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1100LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt George Joseph Beckwith, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank Barker,
Sgt John Stanley Bucknole,
F/Sgt Ronald Critchley,
Sgt Edward Campbell McDonald,
F/O Reginald Shaw.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941

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R1702

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1136LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Frederick Henry Craig, †
Sgt Donald Love, †
Sgt William Henry Price, †
Sgt Albert Edward Sainsbury, †
Sgt Ernest John Hesmondhalgh,
Sgt Frank Martin Smith.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Brest: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941

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AD962

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