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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in West Germany. The exact date of the mishap as well as the crew fate remains unknown. The aircraft should be delivered to the Turkish Air Force.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DL in Germany: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1945

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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42-23604

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Flight

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Supply

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Plain, Valley

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9466

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1943

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Lost without trace in Germany during WWII. All four crew members were considered as deceased.
Crew (86th Air Transport Squadron):
T/Sgt Joseph A. Filkins Jr.,
T/Sgt John T. Huddy,
1st Lt John D. Lampman Jr.,
1st Lt Paul E. Mellers.

Crash of a Messerschmitt M.20b in Germany

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Messerschmitt M.20

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D-UJAR

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Flight

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Military

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548

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany in year 1943. The exact date remains unknown as well as the crew fate.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Germany: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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DF667

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Warboys - Warboys

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The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2035LT on an operation to Kassel. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed somewhere in North Rhine-Westphalia. The exact location of crash is unknown.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Vincent James, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Maxwell Darling, observer,
Sgt Francis Norman Hadley, wireless operator,
Sgt Stuart Cecil Holden, wireless operator,
Sgt Gerald Walder, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Lower Saxony: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0305 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Z1650

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2245LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed somewhere in Lower Saxony. The exact site of crash remains unknown. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Josiah Arthur Dean, pilot,
Sgt Alfred William Fricker, pilot,
F/Sgt James Edgar Smith, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Daniels, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Philip Damon Dempsey, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harry Theodore Franklin Freysteinson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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NG+VO

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Flight

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5954

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1938

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The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Europe, maybe in Germany, while engaged in a 'Planquadrat' mission. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Dinter, pilot,
Uffz Lehrgut, radio operator,
Fw Ludemann, mechanic.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Germany

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z1069

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1733LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Charles Adams,
Sgt Alfred Herbert Bowater,
Sgt William Fraser,
Sgt John Reid Curtis McGlashan,
Sgt Ronald Sydney Charles Stewart,
Sgt J. Dobson.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Germany

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R3163

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2200LT on September 5 for a Razzle operation in the Black Forest region of Germany. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany and all six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Duncan Armstrong McFarlane,
P/O George Max Ratcliffe Smith,
F/O H. Burton,
Sgt Joe Bailey,
Sgt Harry Gordon Barnes,
Sgt A. R. Peacock.