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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Indian Ocean some 240 km east of Ceylon. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Patrick Bourke,
F/O Roderick Kenneth Bourne,
F/Sgt Cecil Charles Gurney,
F/O Robert Gibson Hervey,
Sgt John Kenneth Hooper,
Sgt Derek Laxton Housley,
Sgt John Denzil Marcus Moxham,
F/Lt Rae Thomas.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1942

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Z8358

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Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2218LT on April 8 on an operation to Hamburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the North Sea. lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Richard Philip Locke, pilot,
Sgt Aubrey Harold Edwards, pilot,
F/Sgt Nelson Leftly, observer,
Sgt John Cecil Dennis,
Sgt Dewi Edmund Jones,
F/Sgt John Wright Sanderson.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator near Bagdad: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1942

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41-21052

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Mountains

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1067

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1941

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Bagdad

California

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United States of America

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North America

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in hilly terrain some 19 km west of Bagdad, California. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Robert A. Baker,
Avc Leonard H. Ballif Jr.,
1st Lt Richard Waterlow Ford,
2nd Lt William Winford Hovey,
2nd Lt Byron F. Vandenburg.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 in the White Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1942

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Beriev MBR-2

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Solovki Islands - Lovozero

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It is believed that the floatplane crashed in the White Sea while on a flight from the Solovki Islands to Lovozero. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Fedor Nikitovich Baranov, pilot,
Sgt Dmitry Trofimovich Galimov, mechanic.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I off RAF Manston: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942 at 2330 LT

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Avro 679 Manchester

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R5837

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2101LT to drop leaflets in the region of Paris. Outbound, it was hit by the German Flak in the starboard engine. The crew elected to return to England but eventually ditched the airplane at 2330LT off RAF Manston. The captain survived and was later rescued while all other seven crew members failed to reach the dinghy.
Crew:
P/O M. A. Sproule, pilot,
F/O Douglas James Renvoize, flight engineer, †
Sgt Edward Augustine Fitchett, observer, †
F/O Donald Goodman, bomb aimer, †
P/O Harold Dickinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Neary, air gunner, †
Sgt Dennis Gerrard Porter, air gunner, †
P/O Robert James Dyer, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942 at 1523 LT

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Bristol 152 Beaufort

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N1172

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Bombing

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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9207

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 1315LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching enemy ships, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John G. Morrison, pilot,
F/S Arthur B. Johnson, observer,
Sgt Ernest Shepherd, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Pugh, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Troed-y-Rhiw: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942 at 1500 LT

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R1597

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Mountains

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Pershore - Pershore

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Following a cross country flight, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Pershore when he encountered poor weather conditions over Wales with CB's and severe turbulence. The airplane went out of control and crashed in hilly terrain near Troed-y-Rhiw. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Mathew Kennedy, pilot,
Sgt William McLafter Lomax, navigator,
Sgt William Smith, observer,
Sgt Neville Griffin,
Sgt William Haylett Lacey, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Thomas Ellingham, air gunner,
Sgt Desmond Walter Dowling, air gunner.

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The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that the airplane entered cumulonimbus and was possibly strucked by lighting.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Longyester: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z5871

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