France

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Crashed on approach to Caen-Carpiquet Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Albert Geissle, pilot,
Uffz Johann Watermann, radio operator,
Gefr Alex Selikow, air gunner,
Gefr Theodor Weber, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Caen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1941

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Crashed on approach to Caen-Carpiquet Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Johann Zengerle, pilot,
Uffz Helmuth Haberkorn, radio operator,
Fw Martin Fischer, mechanic,
Gefr Ernst Hasselhuhn, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Nantes: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)

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3644

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Loire-Atlantique

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France

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Europe

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Crashed upon landing at Nantes Airport, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Friedrich-Wilhelm Thiemann,
Uffz Josef Trenz,
Ogfr Ewald Pedde,
Gefr Georg Senner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Rennes: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Plain, Valley

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5214

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The airplane crashed near Rennes following a fuel exhaustion. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Barth, pilot,
Gefr Walter Tesche, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Mutschers, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Schneider, air gunner.

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Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1941

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AD729

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying operation off Brest. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed into the sea off the target area. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Ldr David Arthur Smith, pilot,
Sgt John Ronald Butler,
Sgt Gordon Alfred Hadaway,
F/Sgt James Guthrie Leslie.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Caen

Date & Time: May 22, 1941

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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2281

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The airplane crashed following an engine failure and was destroyed. There were no casualties.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Allouagne: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6390

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Plain, Valley

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1547LT to bomb a power station at Gosnay. It crashed for unknown reasons near Allouagne. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice George Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Donovan, observer,
Sgt Tudor Beattie, wireless operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Caen: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1941

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Junkers JU.52

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Crashed near Caen following a fuel exhaustion. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Werner Neudeck, pilot, †
Uffz Heinrich Jänchen, radio operator, †
Gefr Joachim Kraus, observer,
Fw Adolf Binder, mechanic.

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Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Lannion: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1941

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