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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1830LT on an operation to Brest. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Camaret-sur-Mer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Esler Hall,
Sgt John George Henderson,
P/O Therald Lionel Kaschula,
Sgt Edward Wade.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Morlaix: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Morlaix Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Friedrich Robert W. Bonsack, pilot,
Uffz Gerhard Gawlik, observer,
Ogefr Otto Wittig, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Schröter, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Brest: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD921

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on a mine laying operation off Brest. Believed to have crashed into the sea off the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Alfred Palmer Vincent Atkinson,
P/O David McLaren,
Sgt Thomas John Pearce,
Sgt Ronald John Pulham,
Sgt Alfred Harry Taylor.

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

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941

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AE196

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1300LT on a mine laying operation off Brest. Believed to have crashed into the sea off the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Howard Gumbley,
F/O Harry Jeffrey Jeffcoat,
Sgt Leonard Dalton Leggett,
W/Cdr Sidney Trevor Misselbrook.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Mathieu: 3killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW188

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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9895

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1635LT on a mine laying operation. Flying along the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Saint-Mathieu. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Mervyn Gill, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Boyd Orr, observer, †
Sgt John Richard Griffiths, observer, †
Sgt James Alexander Cronie, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111A in Plougastel

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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VA+CX

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Plougastel, injuring two crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Fritz Hasel,
Uffz Ernst Feller.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1941

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Junkers JU.88

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DE+SF

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Takeoff (climb)

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Meteorological / Weather

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Lanvéoc-Poulmic - Lanvéoc-Poulmic

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0784

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed upon takeoff from Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. A crew was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Sier, pilot,
Arthur Klanke, meteo,
Gefr Gerhard Tiedt, radio operator,
Uffz Johannes Nass, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Brest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW197

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1841LT on a gardening operation off Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Edward Earl, †
Sgt Kenneth William Perry, †
Sgt Carl Christian Thomsen, †
W/O F. J. Gornall.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V in Tréflez

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941 at 2015 LT

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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AM777

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