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Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Morlaix: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5599
Location:
Morlaix
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Morlaix Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Friedrich Robert W. Bonsack, pilot,
Uffz Gerhard Gawlik, observer,
Ogefr Otto Wittig, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Schröter, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Brest: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD921
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on a mine laying operation off Brest. Believed to have crashed into the sea off the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Alfred Palmer Vincent Atkinson,
P/O David McLaren,
Sgt Thomas John Pearce,
Sgt Ronald John Pulham,
Sgt Alfred Harry Taylor.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Brest: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE196
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1300LT on a mine laying operation off Brest. Believed to have crashed into the sea off the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur Howard Gumbley,
F/O Harry Jeffrey Jeffcoat,
Sgt Leonard Dalton Leggett,
W/Cdr Sidney Trevor Misselbrook.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Mathieu: 3killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW188
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9895
YOM:
1941
Location:
Saint-Mathieu
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1635LT on a mine laying operation. Flying along the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Saint-Mathieu. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Mervyn Gill, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Boyd Orr, observer, †
Sgt John Richard Griffiths, observer, †
Sgt James Alexander Cronie, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111A in Plougastel

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
VA+CX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2421
Location:
Plougastel
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Plougastel, injuring two crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Fritz Hasel,
Uffz Ernst Feller.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
DE+SF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lanvéoc-Poulmic - Lanvéoc-Poulmic
MSN:
0784
Location:
Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed upon takeoff from Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. A crew was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Sier, pilot,
Arthur Klanke, meteo,
Gefr Gerhard Tiedt, radio operator,
Uffz Johannes Nass, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Brest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW197
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9904
YOM:
1941
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1841LT on a gardening operation off Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Edward Earl, †
Sgt Kenneth William Perry, †
Sgt Carl Christian Thomsen, †
W/O F. J. Gornall.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V in Tréflez

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941 at 2015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM777
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
414-2859
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tréflez
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1350LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Celtic Sea. Due to a navigation error, the airplane flew to France and passed over Brest at an altitude of 2,000 feet when it ran out of fuel. The crew abandoned the airplane that crashed in Tréflez. Two crew became PoW and two others evaded.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Milroy Gay, pilot,
Sgt J. M. Powell, observer,
Sgt Archibald H. Graham, radio operator,
W/O Stanley Tyson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Santec: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
8004
Location:
Santec
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 20 km off Santec. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Lt Jüregen Steputat, †
Fw Johannes Scheiter,
Uffz Hermann Schönleber, †
Uffz Werner Jennmann. †

Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc in Saint-Sève: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
BB905
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
Location:
Saint-Sève
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval in the evening of September 7 on a night operation to Lannion. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Sève, southwest of Morlaix. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Philip Stephen Baddesley Ensor, pilot,
F/Sgt Peter Alfred Roberts, observer,
F/Sgt George Dixon Oliver, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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