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Honington - Honington

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The crew departed RAF Honington at 2015LT on June 21 on a bombing mission over Bremen. At night, the aircraft was hit by unknown fire and the pilot ditched the aircraft into the North Sea, in the vicinity of four British Navy ships. All six crew members were promptly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (9th Squadron):
F/O G. W. N. Nicholson,
P/O N. E. Canton,
Sgt G. W. Watt,
Sgt J. P. Rayne,
Sgt J. McIntyre,
P/O S. Crawford-Marks.

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Shot down by unknown fire.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940

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N2897

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2150LT on June 18 on a bombing mission over Leverkusen. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
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P/O Francis Charles Joseph Butler,
Sgt Raymond Graham Elliott,
Sgt Alan Thomas Legg,
Sgt Kevin Barry Brennan,
Sgt Charles Naylor,
Sgt Ian Maywood McCulloch.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

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Avro 652 Anson

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N5225

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Detling on a maritime patrol flight. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Russell K. Curzon, pilot,
Sgt Norman J. Sparks,
AC1 Laurence V. Pepper,
Sgt George A. Mitchell.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8829

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1504LT to attack German columns in the Forêt de Gault. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Merritt, pilot,
Sgt Neville William Carlile, observer,
Sgt Leslie D. Nineham, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

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L7800

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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While on a maritime patrol flight off the Belgian coast, the aircraft crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
F/O John Stainforth Douglas-Cooper,
P/O Michael Benedict Dawson,
Sgt Geoffrey Bernard Fleming,
Sgt Robert Donaldson,
Sgt Michael Murphy,
P/O John Rupert Swift.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1940 at 0801 LT

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Dornier DO.17

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7T+BL

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed into the sea. A crew member was killed and two others were rescued.
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Ofw Gerbig, pilot,
Uffz Karl Hoelscher, mechanic,
Lt Gerhard Prikker, observer. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1940

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Dornier DO.18

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8L+LK

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea. A crew as killed and three others were rescued.
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Ofw Bernhard Lippert, pilot,
Lt Heinz Weinling, observer, †
Fw Georg Klare,
Uffz Karl Stöckinger.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J into the North Sea

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940 at 1102 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and was ditched into the North Sea some 185 km north of Norderney. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

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Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940

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