Netherlands

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R1046

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1855LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on a sandbank in the Waddenzee, some 7 km south of the Schiermonnikoog Island. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frantisek Petr,
Sgt Vaclav Prochazka,
Sgt Josef Susa,
Sgt Bedrich Valner,
F/Lt Erazim Vesely,
Sgt Josef Zvolensky.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the IJsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0035 LT

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AD965

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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 an operation to Hüls. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the IJsselmeer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Edward Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Walter Hawkins, observer,
Sgt Charles Alexander James Webster, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Midford Morris, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in the Waddenzee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 2200 LT

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X3144

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2000LT on a mine laying operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the Waddenzee, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Claud William Allen, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Wilson Rowan, observer,
Sgt Henry Bruce Barcroft Teesdale Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Kay, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the Waddenzee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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R1371

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2252LT on July 19 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee. All six crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Vaclav Netik, pilot,
Sgt Pavel Babacek,
Sgt Jan Čtvrtlik,
Sgt Miroslav Jindra,
P/O Jaroslav Partyk,
Sgt Vaclav Vales.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the IJsselmeer: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0327 LT

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X9630

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2320LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan William Porteous Bird, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie James Harrison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bernard Hassall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bramwell Frederick Thomas Johnson, †
Sgt Orville Insell Platt, †
F/Lt John Raymond Jamieson.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1941 at 0048 LT

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R1322

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Syerston - Syerston

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2256LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, 12 km southwest of Lemmer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jan Piotr Dorman,
Sgt Zdzisław Gwozdz,
Sgt Szeregowiec Ludwik Karcz,
Sgt Stanisław Pisarski,
Sgt Henryk Franciszek Sikorski,
P/O Maciej Wojciech Socharski.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 0059 LT

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W5375

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2230LT to attack the docks at Emden, Germany. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Crewdson Ashton Bond, pilot,
W/Cdr Vyvian Quentery Blackden,
F/O John Du Vernet Broughton, observer,
Sgt George Henry Bishop, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Duncan McDougall, wireless operator,
F/O Harold Marshall, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington in the IJsselmeer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 2336 LT

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R1440

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Waterbeach - Waterbeach

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2020LT on an operation to Vegesack near Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Fairhurst,
Sgt Charles William Hall,
Sgt William Robert Moore,
Sgt Wilbur Lloyd Waldron,
Sgt Howard Vivian Wansbrough,
Sgt Gordon Wilfred Brown, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 into the IJsselmeer: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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Heinkel He.111

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1H+EM

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