Terschelling

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Shipdham - Shipdham

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571

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Shipdham on an operation to Vegesack. After passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee off Terschelling. Nine crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Maxwell Weston Sullivan Jr., pilot, †
2nd Lt Duane E. Nelson, copilot, †
S/Sgt Frederick W. Clark, flight engineer, †
M/Sgt Benjamin F. Duke, radio operator, †
1st Lt Raymond C. Lunenfeld, navigator, †
2nd Lt A. W. Glass, bombardier,
S/Sgt Philip J. Bloomfield, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas W. Crook Jr., air gunner, †
S/Sgt Harry L. Ottman, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Glen C. Pierson, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson VI off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1943 at 0303 LT

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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EW919

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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414-6803

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1942

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 0045LT on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. At 0303LT, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the island of Terschelling. Lost without trace.
Crew (320th Squadron):
Sgt C. L. Kost, pilot,
S/L H. J. Van Den Berg, observer,
Cpl J. H. Cloesmeyer, wireless operator,
Sgt T. J. Gast, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1942 at 0017 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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AM695

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

MSN:

414-2777

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2230LT on December 22 on an operation to the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Lloyd Ellam, pilot,
W/O Joseph Lucien Gaucher, observer,
Sgt E. F. Willson, wireless operator,
F/O Charles Walter Woodward, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson VI off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1942 at 2154 LT

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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EW903

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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Docking - Docking

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414-6787

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1942

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The airplane departed RAF Docking on a maritime patrol flight off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km north of Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Carolus Ludovicus van Heugten, pilot,
Sgt Laurens Abraham Hoogteiling, observer,
Sgt Jacob de Ligt, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Jan Adrianus den Ouden, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Terschelling: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0503 LT

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R9447

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 0025LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Pattisson, pilot,
Sgt John Hornsby Hadwen, flight engineer,
P/O Albert Gaston Thomas Bradley, navigator,
Sgt Alfred Taylor, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Whiteley Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Ralph Andreae Kelly, air gunner,
Sgt Colin Alfred Nnewman, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0502 LT

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HE116

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Edgehill - Edgehill

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The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 2340LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km northwest of Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Holub, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Leslie Hancock, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Carl Pedersen, observer,
Sgt Stanley Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Stewart Crichton Plowright, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Francis Stay, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942

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BJ769

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Duisburg. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Williams, pilot,
F/Sgt John Buchanan Lawrence,
F/Sgt Frederick Erwin Edgar Lyons,
F/Sgt Sydney McMenomy,
P/O Clarence William Reaume.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1942 at 0146 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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BF330

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2133LT on August 17 on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew Fleming, pilot,
Sgt Richard Kerry, observer,
Sgt William Henry Jones, flight engineer,
Sgt Adrian Harold Cooper Gill, wireless operator,
Sgt Godfrey William Pickworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Shaw Dewar, air gunner,
P/O Kenneth Peter Symes, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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W7464

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