Newmarket AFB

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N6123

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2003LT on a mine laying operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km west of Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Cyril Going, pilot,
Sgt Emrys Herbert Weaver, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur Mervyn Bridgman, navigator,
F/Sgt Frederick Arthur William Willis, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Cedric Eyre, wireless operator,
Sgt Francis Barkhouse Stewart, air gunner,
Sgt Clarence Sydney Burton, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Plouay: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1943

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R9316

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1753LT on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and abandoned by the crew before crashing in Plouay. Two crew members were killed, one evaded and four became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Roy Arthur Williams, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth Gudmunsen, mechanic,
F/Sgt Donald Elgin Browne, navigator,
Sgt T. H. Smith, radio operator,
Sgt Harry Sawyer, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leonard R. Willis, air gunner,
P/O Dudley Harding-Smith, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Cromer: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1943

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BK617

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1943LT on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. While returning to base in the late evening and approaching the British coast at an altitude of 1,500 feet, it caught fire and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Cromer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. E. Redding, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Legge,
Sgt A. J. D. Barton,
Sgt H. Dennis,
Sgt C. G. Phillips,
Sgt Wesley William Wilson,
Sgt P. P. D. Freeman, air gunner.

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In-flight fire of undetermined reason.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Enter: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 2013 LT

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BK604

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1823LT on an operation to Hamburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Enter. Four crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John McCullough, pilot, †
P/O Raymond William Henderson,
Sgt Francis Frederick Allen, †
F/Sgt W. E. Gibbes,
Sgt Terence Austin Murphy, †
Sgt K. J. S. Smith,
Sgt K. E. Kimberley,
Sgt Paul Rodney Trevayne, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ingen: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 1946 LT

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R9250

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1821LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ingen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Howard Blincoe, pilot,
P/O Andrew James Newell Scott, pilot,
Sgt Desmond David Hayward, flight engineer,
Sgt George Wood Cook, navigator,
Sgt Frank Arthur Boese, navigator,
F/O Harold Lowe, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward McDermott, air gunner,
Sgt Desmond Clearwater, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Saint-Thégonnec: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1943 at 2000 LT

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R9248

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1746LT on an operation to Lorient. Passing over Morlaix, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kerescars, near Saint-Thégonnec. The pilot evaded while six other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Kidd, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Frank Mitchell, flight engineer, †
Sgt James William Schofield, navigator, †
Sgt Bernard Torrance, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Eric Berry, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Edward Brewster, air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Douglas Fowler, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in the Westeinderplassen

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2254 LT

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BK620

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1807LT on an operation to Fallersleben. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and German fighters and crashed in the Westeinderplassen, a lake located 7 km south of Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth John Dunmall, pilot,
W/O Kenneth John Atwell,
Sgt Kenneth David Glen,
P/O E. E. Williams,
Sgt Alden Lyle Magnus,
Sgt John Ritchie,
Sgt William James Stanley Voice, air gunner.

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Shot down by a enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Newmarket: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2212 LT

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R9245

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2211LT to lay mines off Bordeaux. Almost immediately after liftoff, the starboard wheel clipped the top of Devil's Dyke, and this was followed by an engine failure. Out of control, the bomber spun one minute later, coming down about 1,5 km from the airfield. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Benjamin Allan Franklin, pilot,
Sgt William Joseph Lawrence, flight engineer,
Sgt William Henry Whitcombe, navigator,
Sgt Edgar William Harvey, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold Rangi Welch, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric James Burbridge, air gunner,
Sgt Tom Pascoe, air gunner.

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Engine failure at takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2053 LT

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BF396

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