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V6038

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1530LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it clipped the mast of the ship that was attacked and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Hughes, pilot,
Sgt Marshall Wilding, observer,
Sgt Joseph Hunter, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Z7499

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1324LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Baron, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Hopkinson, observer,
Sgt Robert Walter Ullmer, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Z7449

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1324LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it attacked a 8,000 tons tanker when it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Baron, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Hopkinson, observer,
Sgt Robert Walter Ullmer, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Killem: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

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Short S.29 Stirling

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N6018

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Lille. While trying to bomb a secondary target at Dunkirk, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Killem. Six crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Thomas William Piper, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Herbert Jeeves, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie Osborn Orchard, flight engineer, †
P/O Arnold Hipps, observer, †
Sgt Percy Henry Eve, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sidney Norman Symondson, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Gordon Armstrong,
P/O Jack Reginald Bushell, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Cape Gris-Nez: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941

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Z7502

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Manston - Manston

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The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Cape Gris-Nez. The observer was killed and two other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Denis Graham-Hogg, pilot,
F/Sgt David William Wyatt, observer, †
Sgt James Marsden, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Gravelines

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941

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V5595

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The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Gravelines. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Rupert Matland Kemp, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Albert Goold, observer,
Sgt Frederick Jack Soal, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Nazaire: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW189

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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9896

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 2015LT to attack ships in the harbor of St Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
F/Lt Thomas Francis Kerr, pilot,
Sgt Allan Douglas Scott, observer,
Sgt Alec Windle, wireless operator,
F/O Eric Charles Whitehead, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941

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V6253

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0625LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching Le Havre, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Brownlie Galt,
Sgt Christopher Frederick James Parslow,
Sgt Stanley Vardy, observer.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941

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R3704

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