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The airplane departed RAF St Eval on an anti submarine operation off the French coast. It was shot down by a four German fighters and crashed into the sea off Saint-Brieuc. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Percival Allan Davies, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Thorpe Denham, pilot,
Sgt Richard Rawcliffe, observer,
P/O Vivian James Wotton, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Thomas Henry Miller, air gunner,
P/O Robert Sword, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by German fighters.

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

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AT189

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Balderton - Balderton

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2240LT on June 18 on a mine laying operation off Lorient. The following night, it crashed for unknown reasons in Servel, nearby Lannion Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Joseph Beranek, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Edward Charles Squires, observer,
Sgt Edward Victor Conwell, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Haddock, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-a near Lannion: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1942

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Junkers JU.88

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Lannion. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Fw Walter Majewski, †
Oblt Alfons Gesser, †
Uffz Theodor Grossmann, †
Uffz Karl Krause.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Michel-en-Grève

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z6163

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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Saint-Michel-en-Grève

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in a beach at Saint-Michel-en-Grève. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Douglas Appleyard,
P/O Francis Reece,
Sgt William Henry Smyth.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Saint-Brieuc: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T2220

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Flight

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The airplane was approaching the French coast on an anti-shipping mission when it crashed into the sea off Saint-Brieuc. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Donald Kerr, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Percival Tom Fletcher,
Sgt Jack Hine.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Lannion: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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8228

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Crashed upon landing at Lannion Airport after being shot down by a British fighter. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew.
Gefr Robert Altermeyer, mechanic,
Fw Emil Jahn, radio operator,
Gefr Max Schwarzer, air gunner, †
Oblt Helmut Eiermann, observer. †

Crash of a Hinekel He.111H-5 in Hénanbihen

Date & Time: May 5, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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1G+??

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Crashed in a field and burst into flames near Hénanbihen. All four crew members were injured.
Crew.
Oblt Eberhard Strauch, observer +3.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Loudéac: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1941 at 0130 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD834

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2000LT on April 28 on a mine laying operation off La Rochelle. While returning to base the following night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the village of Quilliampe, near Loudéac. Two crew members were killed, one evaded and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Frederick Ross, wireless operator, †
Sgt Joseph Francis O'Hare, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. E. Martin,
F/O J. A. Whitecross.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Créhen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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F8+V4

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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5670

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in a field in Créhen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Herber Dagott, pilot,
Uffz Wilhelm Baier, observer,
Obfw Bruno Sengespreik, radio operator,
Gefr Heinz Pieperheit, mechanic.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Trébeurden: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6556

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Dishforth – Dishforth

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2027

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1856LT on March 3 on an operation to Brest. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Trébeurden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt James Harrington, pilot,
Sgt John Kirkwood Purdon, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Calvert, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel Gilfillan Farmer, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Halford Knighton, observer.