Bradwell Bay AFB

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W8359

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on a navigation exercise and later crashed in Dengie, Essex. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
F/O William Marshall Poupore,
F/O Frederick William Turvey +1.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942

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W8331

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an operation to Melun. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Thomas Persian, pilot,
P/O Charles Gordon Tassie McGregor, observer,
F/Sgt Charles Edwin Stuart, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942

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W8284

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay at 2144LT on an operation to Rouen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Albert John Richard Millman, pilot,
P/O James Alexander Howard McClafferty, observer,
Sgt Sydney Raymond Williams, wireless operator.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1942

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W8262

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an intruder mission to Beauvais. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald James Blenkarn,
F/Sgt James Cecil Colter,
Sgt Alastair Gordon Gillies McBain.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III into The Channel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942

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W8298

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an operation to Dieppe (Operation Jubilee). After being hit by enemy fire, the crew ditched the airplane into The Channel. A crew was killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt W. L. Buchanan,
P/O Paul Clark Gillicuddy, observer, †
Sgt C. G. Scott.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1942 at 0016 LT

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W8350

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Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque

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France

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an operation to Bretigny. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque. Two crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Vincent Wallace McCabe, pilot,
F/Sgt John William Hutchison, observer, †
Sgt Harold Firth, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston near Evreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1942

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W8264

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay in the late evening of August 1st on an operation to Rouen. In unknown circumstances, it crashed near Évreux, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Garland Blamires, pilot,
F/Sgt Hamilton Earle Prime, observer,
Sgt Harold Lewis Green, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III in Egmond aan den Hoef: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1942 at 2347 LT

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W8326

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Bradwell Bay on an operation to Leeuwarden Airport. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Egmond aan den Hoef, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Robert Samuel Patterson, pilot,
P/O Mitchell George Abey, observer,
F/Sgt Clarence Oswald O'Brien, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1942 at 0300 LT

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