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BF320

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The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rodenhof, in the suburb of the city. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Keith Sutherland, pilot,
Sgt Eric John Buckton, flight engineer,
P/O Thomas Mickle Fraser Hulse, observer,
F/Sgt William Vincent Pickering, observer,
Sgt Richard Bigland Kendall, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Cecil Robert Spratt, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald George Peter Capham, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Martins, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Lower Saxony: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0305 LT

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Z1650

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2245LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed somewhere in Lower Saxony. The exact site of crash remains unknown. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Josiah Arthur Dean, pilot,
Sgt Alfred William Fricker, pilot,
F/Sgt James Edgar Smith, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Daniels, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Philip Damon Dempsey, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harry Theodore Franklin Freysteinson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Oslebshausen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0245 LT

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N3655

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2330LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Oslebshausen, northwest of Bremen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon William John Lovell, pilot,
P/O George Corbett Bayley, pilot,
Sgt George Alder, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth Stuart Spencer, observer,
F/Sgt Edwin Campbell Glenwright, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Robert Kilpatrick, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Easton Wells, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Haftenkamp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0236 LT

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Z1570

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Haftenkamp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Grahame Johns, pilot,
Sgt Mark Kraljevich, observer,
Sgt Ronald Ellis, wireless operator,
Sgt Laurie Albert Frampton, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Ian Stewart, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Bremen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0225 LT

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X3606

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Honington - Honington

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Bremen

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2309LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over Bremen, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Bürgerpark in the city center. Four crew members were killed while an air gunner survived and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Harry Ledger, pilot, †
P/O Gerard McKee Beech, observer, †
P/O John Eric Coleman, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Jack Robert Ludkin, air gunner, †
F/Sgt D. A. Hunter, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Kleinhorsten: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0159 LT

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W7533

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2228LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Over German, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kleinhorsten, some 38 km northwest of Oldenburg. Seven crew members were killed while the wireless operator survived and became PoW.
Crew:
W/O John Morton Burroughs Black, pilot, †
Sgt Clarence Patrick Lund, pilot, †
Sgt Frank Alfred Murphy, flight engineer, †
Sgt Frank Ebrey Lawson, observer, †
Sgt Geoffrey Ramsden Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt Vincent Anderson, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Leonard Robert Pulling, air gunner, †
Sgt Jack Herbert White, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Grothusenkoog: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0157 LT

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X3452

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Hamburg. Passing the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grothusenkoog. The air gunner was killed while four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Henry Bright,
Sgt Charles Croall,
F/Sgt James Richard Gratton,
F/Sgt Ronald Stewart Harvey,
Sgt Thomas Eric Crarer, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in the Wesselburener Loch: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0156 LT

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BF309

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Downham Market - Downham Market

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The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2322LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the Wesselburener Loch. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Allen Harp, wireless operator, †
S/L Gordon Allen Powell, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ronald John Preston, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Gerald Frederick Elliott,
Sgt John William Garrod,
Sgt Herbert Horace Fothergill Harker,
Sgt Jack Rawlinson,
Sgt T. H. Forsythe.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Kehdingbruch: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0146 LT

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X3558

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