Schiermonnikoog Island

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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2179

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1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2148LT on August 14 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base and passing along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All five crew members were killed.
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Sgt George Edward Bagshaw,
Sgt Stephen Philip Donoghue, observer,
Sgt Francis Gill, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Ryland Griffin, pilot,
Sgt Frank Brian Harris Wildgoose.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I on Shiermonnikoog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0357 LT

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AD835

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2205LT on July 25 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on the island of Schiermonnikoog. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Nicholas Bailey Tate, pilot, †
Sgt Philip Harold Draper, observer,
Sgt Frank Lewis Thomas Ireson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edwin Marsden, wireless operator. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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W6533

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North Coates - North Coates

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9527

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1941

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a mine laying operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Alan James Boyse,
Sgt Alexander Pont,
Sgt Cecil Charles Procter,
Sgt Robert John Swain Wicks.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Schiermonnikoog Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0217 LT

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R1063

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Marham - Marham

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The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2326LT on July 6 on an operation to Münster. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Oswald Arthur Matthews, pilot,
Sgt James Walter Bent, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Stanley Rutherford Edwards,
Sgt Kenneth George MaCleay,
Sgt Albert Webster, wireless operator,
Sgt William Alexander Strachan, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941 at 1705 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6428

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1518LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the island of Schiermonnikoog. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Arthur Bullivant, pilot,
F/Sgt Samuel Douglas Gallery,
F/Sgt Robert Frederick Hind.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1940 at 1315 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3701

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The airplane departed RAF Watton on an operation over Amsterdam. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Humphrey Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Horace William Richardson, observer,
Sgt James Newberry, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 0728 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9259

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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