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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and later crashed into the North Sea some 150 km east of Skegness. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Bryan Norman Dingle,
F/Lt David Harold Edwards,
Sgt Alexander Joseph Giles,
Sgt William Wylie.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1940

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L7805

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2150LT on July 11 to bomb naval installations located in Bremen. While cruising over the North Sea at night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea for unknown reason. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (149th Squadron):
P/O Joseph Simon Torgalson, pilot,
P/O John Alexander Rose, pilot,
Sgt John William Craig, observer,
Sgt John Vernon Futcher, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Charles Suggett, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Charles William Howie, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 into The Channel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1940

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Heinkel He.111

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The airplane was engaged in a sortie to Portsmouth when it was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Hurricane and crashed into The Channel. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Peter Wagner, pilot,
Oberfw Werner Bischoff, observer,
Uffz Hans Krause, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Möhring, mechanic,
Hptm Karl-Heinz Behrens, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1720 LT

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7377

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Sumburgh - Sumburgh

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414-1773

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The twin engine airplane departed Sumburgh on a maritime patrol flight. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off the Shetland Islands. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Munro Buchanan, pilot,
P/O Loris Jardine Ernest Ewing, pilot,
Sgt Donald Clifford Sinclair, observer,
Sgt Robert Glenday Ireland, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1145 LT

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R3732

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0800LT on a bombing mission over Stavanger. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/Cdr Leslie Clive Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Thomas Summers, observer,
Sgt Christopher James Burt, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1015 LT

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R3822

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a bombing mission over Stavanger. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O John Alistair Heath-Brown, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Hamlyn, observer,
Sgt Emyr Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1010 LT

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R3876

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a bombing mission over Stavanger. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Mathieson Barnet Brown, pilot,
Sgt Claude Donald Stevens, observer,
Sgt James Morton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1010 LT

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a bombing mission over Stavanger. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O William Duncan Mackley, pilot,
Sgt William Lloyd Rawson, observer,
Sgt Jack Brereton Dorrington, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1010 LT

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