Sjælland

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BK807

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The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2030LT on April 28 for mine laying duties in the Radish area of the Fehmarn-Belt. Over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Lolland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Vincent Hamer, pilot,
Sgt George Len Lennox, flight engineer,
Sgt Desmond Ray Ross, navigator,
F/Sgt Ross Cameron Buckley, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt William Leslie Fred Brian, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Pears Holme, air gunner,
Sgt Malcolm Edward John Shogren, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Korsør: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943 at 0007 LT

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BF346

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The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 2019LT on April 28 for mine laying duties in the Quince region. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Korsør. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Robert Seayears May, pilot,
Sgt Norman Marshall, flight engineer,
P/O William Greenhalgh Monk, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth George Horne, bomb aimer,
Sgt Leslie Hainin, wireless operator,
P/O Gerald Frederick Heathcote-Peirson, air gunner,
Sgt Basil Horace Reeve, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Gedser: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0223 LT

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Avro 683 Lancaster

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W4956

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2135LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Gedser. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Walter Frank Pridgeon, pilot,
Sgt Charles Albert Willis, flight engineer,
F/O Ralph Edmund Dollar, navigator,
F/Sgt Peter Murchison Mackenzie, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frederick Albert Solly, wireless operator,
Sgt Russell Jesse Chapman, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Samuel King, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Drøsselbjerg: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0201 LT

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HR722

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The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2118LT 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 west of Drøsselbjerg. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt David James Donaldson, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Whyatt, flight engineer,
Sgt Henry Frederick Daniel Lay, navigator,
F/Lt Wilfred John Parsons, navigator,
Sgt David Frank Rawlinson Banks, bomb aimer,
Sgt George William Cole, wireless operator,
Sgt Michael Joseph Fitzgerald, air gunner,
P/O George Harold Willis, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0158 LT

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R9261

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2100LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kelstrup. Seven crew members were killed while the flight engineer survived and evaded.
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F/Lt Charles Woodbine Parish, pilot, †
S/L Wilfred Albert Blake, pilot, †
Sgt Donald Victor Smith, flight engineer,
W/O James Stanley Marshall, observer, †
P/O Elmer Robert Vance, navigator, †
W/O Louis John Krulicki, wireless operator, †
Sgt Dennis Charles Farley, air gunner, †
Sgt Jack Lees, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Halsskov: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0131 LT

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BF463

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The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 2153LT on April 20 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following night and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea west of Halsskov. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Sydney Nelson Cross, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Leslie Cruttenden, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Shield, navigator,
Sgt Lancelot Tagg, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Edwin Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Marley Offen, air gunner,
Sgt John Desmond Lindrea, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Halsskov: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943

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DT628

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2123LT on an operation to Szczecin. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Halsskov, killing the entire crew of eight.
Crew:
Sgt Bruce Thomas Brett, pilot,
Sgt Deryk Bramley Martin, pilot,
Sgt Cyril John Waring, flight engineer,
Sgt Roland Felix Lyster, navigator,
P/O Ronald Haigh Glover, bomb aimer,
Sgt Peter Shortland, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Vandy, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Barrie, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Rødbyhavn: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943

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JB842

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The airplane departed RAF Elvington at 2206LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Fehmarn Belt off Rødbyhavn. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Hugh Newman, pilot,
Sgt James Middleton Donald, flight engineer,
F/O Anthony Metcalf, navigator,
F/O John Robert Armstrong, navigator,
F/Sgt Archibald Flemington Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Edwin Stanley Bowen, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ronald Brough, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Store Heddinge: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1943 at 2142 LT

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DT620

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