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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2046LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and was abandoned by the crew. The airplane dove into the ground and was destroyed while all six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert McDougal Durham,
P/O John Raymond Gibbon,
F/Lt Alexander Douglas Gosman,
Sgt Kenneth Stuart Holman,
Sgt James Jackson,
Sgt Leslie Frith.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Anderlingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1341

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2120LT on August 12 on an operation to Hannover. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Anderlingen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew.
Sgt Eric Lewin, pilot,
Sgt G. B. Smith, pilot,
Sgt John Archdale Lennard, observer,
Sgt Hugh Forster Barron, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Charles William Albert Wells, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Ramsay Passmore, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Bruchhausen-Vilsen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0049 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N3659

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of August 12 on an operation to Berlin. Passing over Lower Saxony, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bruchhausen-Vilsen. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Edward Barrett, wireless operator, †
Sgt Harry George Dickson, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Knowsley Henson, observer, †
Sgt Robert Bowie Strachan, flight engineer, †
Sgt Guy Trevor Taylor, pilot, †
Sgt John Dennis Jeffrey,
Sgt Victor Neil Taylor.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near Weston-on-the-Green: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0015 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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W6629

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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PAC.0097

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1941

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The airplane was engaged in a night training flight when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the airfield of Weston-on-the-Green. Sole on board, the pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Colin Paget Blair, pilot.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Sylt Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0013 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

R1024

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2116LT on August 12 on an operation to Hannover. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Sylt Island. All six crew members were killed.
crew:
P/O Frederick Hill Beemer, pilot,
Sgt Peter Edward Hay Dangerfield,
Sgt Ernest William Hall,
Sgt Jack Richard Littlefield,
P/O Foster William Jack Scott, observer,
Sgt Charles Frederick Young.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Tackley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0010 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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R6156

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Flight

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Training

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The airplane was engaged in night training exercise when it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in Tackley, north of Kidlington. Sole on board, the pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt E. Julin-Olsen, pilot.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Waterbeach

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

R1503

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Waterbeach - Waterbeach

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The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach in the evening of August 12 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. After a night takeoff, it failed to gain sufficient height, collided with tree tops and crashed in a field located two miles east-northeast of the airbase. All six crew members were rescued, among them three were injured.
Crew:
P/O G. S. Eccles +5.

Probable cause:

The accident was due to poor trimming.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Honington

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N3656

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Yes

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was badly damaged by enemy action and the crew diverted to RAF Honington for an emergency landing. With unserviceable hydraulics and a propeller shot away, the airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O J. E. M. Conran,
P/O S.P. Edgehill,
Sgt Spicer,
P/O H. V. D. Bonney,
F/Sgt Munns,
Sgt Ward,
Sgt McMahon.

Probable cause:

Damaged by enemy action.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I off Kalafrana

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Supermarine Walrus

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Registration:

L2182

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Yes

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The floatplane hit swell while taking off from Kalafrana harbor and nosed over. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Wilburton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941 at 2350 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L1245

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Upwood - Upwood

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8528

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1938

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. It was shot down by the pilot of a JU.88 and crashed in Wilberton. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Peter Bell, pilot,
P/O Walter Edgar Anthony Wand, pilot,
Sgt Evan Aneurin Davies, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.