Midtjylland

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W4945

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Langar - Langar

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The airplane departed RAF Langar at 2055LT on April 28 on a mine laying operation. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Struer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Kenneth Royston Rees, pilot,
Sgt George Tyler, flight engineer,
P/O Patrick Alfred Kingsley Mockford, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Ellingham, bomb aimer,
F/O Leonard Foulds, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley William Cowham, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Wilson Cochrane, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Vrønding: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943 at 0017 LT

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BF447

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Downham Market - Downham Market

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The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2104LT on April 28 on mine laying duties in the Sweet Pea area. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vrønding. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Denis James Brown, pilot, †
Sgt Walter Lowery, flight engineer,
Sgt William Trevor Jones, navigator, †
Sgt Thomas Rich, navigator, †
F/O John Wardle Scott, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Leslie Turner, air gunner,
Sgt George Sutton, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Ringkøbing: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0354 LT

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BK698

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lakenheath - Lakenheath

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The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2203LT on April 20 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ringkøbing. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt George Ivan Ellis, pilot,
P/O Ian Allison Mervyn Holloway, pilot,
Sgt Fred Leslie Cecil Kelly, flight engineer,
P/O Ernest Booth, navigator,
F/Lt David Ian McNarey, navigator,
Sgt Edwin Robert Ginn, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Sheppard, air gunner,
Sgt Peter Banister Mills, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Ringkøbing: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0328 LT

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ED709

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Grimsby - Grimsby

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 2159LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ringkøbing. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr James George Wilson Swain, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Carter, flight engineer,
F/Lt Bernard Francis Myers, navigator,
P/O Cyril Ernest Wellard, bomb aimer,
Sgt Roland Stanley Sidwell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Marcel Alfred Barnard Watkins, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Alfred Whellams, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Kragelund

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0326 LT

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BF476

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2230LT on April 20 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed in a field in Kragelund. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Charles Spence Lyons, pilot,
Sgt Hugh Wood Somme Hipwell, flight engineer,
Sgt James Robert Marshall, navigator,
P/O Roy Lockwood, bomb aimer,
Sgt Richard Howland, wireless operator,
Sgt John Shaw, air gunner,
Sgt Maurice Charles Huggett, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Vestbirk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0312 LT

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W4330

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Plain, Valley

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Breighton - Breighton

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2139LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following morning and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vestbirk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth James, pilot,
Sgt Ben Smith, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Bruce Montague Muir, navigator,
F/Sgt Brian Finnane, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Dennis Mayoh, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Bruce Harold Harvey, air gunner,
F/O Edward Alan Mahoney, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III in Bøgballe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0250 LT

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BF506

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Plain, Valley

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Newmarket - Newmarket

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2205LT on April 20 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a combination of German Flak and German fighter and crashed in Bøgballe. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alan Gray Tolley, pilot,
Sgt Gerald Albert Raymond Town, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Henry Ellis, observer,
F/Sgt Frank Wakefield Upton, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Cyril Thomas Cobb, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Joseph Earle, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ian Charles Salt, air gunner.

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Shot down by a combination of German Flak and German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Stadil: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1943 at 2335 LT

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ED620

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The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 2147LT on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stadil. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Adam Anderson, pilot, †
Sgt Adam Telfer, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Boulton, navigator,
Sgt William Alexander Cook, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Gordon Joseph Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Parnham Heyworth, air gunner,
Sgt George Barclay, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Grønhøj: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1942 at 0213 LT

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R5679

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