Hamburg

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BJ711

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1740LT on an operation to Hamburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing all six crew members.
Crew:
P/O William Thomas Bent, pilot,
Sgt John Bradley, pilot,
P/O Aubrey Arthur Smith, navigator,
F/Sgt Isaac Kennedy, wireless operator,
Sgt Archibald Sinclair, air gunner,
P/O George David Ronald Thompson, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hamburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1942 at 2001 LT

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Short S.29 Stirling

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N3764

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1714LT on an operation to Hamburg. Over the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Gross Flottbeck, killing the entire crew. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Peter Heywood, pilot,
Sgt Godfrey Ernest Rickard, flight engineer,
Sgt Jack Horace Lovesey, observer,
Sgt Albert Ernest William Handley, navigator,
F/Sgt John Grice Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Ernest Raven, air gunner,
P/O Charles Mitchell, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Neuenfelde: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0127 LT

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BJ592

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2242LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down and crashed in Neuenfelde, south of Finkenwerde Airport. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Cyril Mason Wilson, pilot,
P/O Gerald Frank Russell Cooke, pilot,
F/Sgt Jean Marie Marcel Raymond Theberge, observer,
F/Sgt Gerald Madison Clark, wireless operator,
F/Sgt David Fenton, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ian Brian Caryll, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Hamburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0121 LT

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X3201

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Wellesbourne Mountford - Wellesbourne Mountford

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The airplane departed RAF Wellesbourne Mountford at 2200LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed somewhere in Schleswig-Holstein, maybe near Hamburg. Exact site of crash unclear. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Patrick Cluney Noel, pilot, †
Sgt Elmer Warrenner Bell,
Sgt Jack Pierce,
Sgt William Charles Warren,
Sgt R. T. Gammon. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Neugraben: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0120 LT

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X3475

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2241LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed north of Neugraben, west of Hamburg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Doran Mullins, pilot,
P/O George Albert Cooper, pilot,
P/O Maurice Walter Groves, observer,
P/O Robert Oswald Cordall, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edward James Henry Gurr, air gunner,
Sgt John Cyril Highfield, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Hamburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942

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Z1659

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1431LT on an operation to Hamburg. While flying at an altitude of 17,000 feet, the port engine exploded, causing the Wellington to dive steeply. On regaining control and after leveling out, the oil pressure fell on the starboard motor. Bombs were jettisoned, but height continued to be lost and the order to bail out was given. Four crew parachuted to safety while a fifth occupant was killed. The exact crash site remains unknown.
Crew:
Sgt George Robert Saville, †
Sgt R. B. Munday,
P/O M. Sheppard,
Sgt G. W. Earl,
F/Sgt T. Tither.

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Engine explosion in flight and loss of oil pressure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Hamburg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2300LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. The exact circumstances of the loss remains unclear. It is believed that the airplane may have been shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target area. The exact crash site remains unknown. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Smith, pilot, †
Sgt John Albert Knox, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt John Victor Potter, observer, †
Sgt Cyril Wood, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Bruce Prentice, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Thomas Austin Withers, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Alexander Myers.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Hamburg

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Hamburg. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down and to have crashed somewhere in north Germany, maybe near the target area. All five crew members survived and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Burtt-Smith,
F/Sgt Ernest Henry D'Ath-Weston,
Sgt John Oliver French,
Sgt William Charles Frizzell,
Sgt Lionel Henry Harcus.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2148 LT

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P1272

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