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Leeming - Leeming

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1662

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2033LT on September 6 to bomb the Salzhot Oil Depot in Berlin. Last heard on w/t at 0440 by which time the crew had flown as far as 0340E. Despite an extensive air and sea search, no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found. It is possible that it crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Dennis Joseph Arthur Stevens,
F/O Roy Haydn Thomas,
Sgt Ronald Hilton,
Sgt Brian Walter Neville,
Sgt Harold Victor Seed.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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5K+??

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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2619

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Ofw W. Kleine, pilot,
Hptm F. Ötting, observer,
Fw I. Hubert, mechanic,
Uffz E. Völkert, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940 at 0456 LT

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P1172

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Hamburg. At 0456LT, the crew reported difficulties when the airplane crashed into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
P/O John Edward Newton Clare, pilot,
Sgt Charles Owen Clarke,
Sgt Walter Thomson,
Sgt William Leslie Powell.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940 at 0315 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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1H+HP

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Amiens - Amiens

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3258

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The airplane departed Amiens Airport on a bombing mission over England. While approaching the British coast at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea off the County Durham. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (6./KG 26):
Uffz Bartels,
Ofw Staffeldt,
Fw Markuse,
Gefr Meier.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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Heinkel He.111

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1H+AK

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Following an operation over London, the twin engine bomber crashed for unknown reasons into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Lt G. Schachtebeck, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Fass, observer,
Fw W. Jessen, radio operator,
Uffz O. Ihme, mechanic,
Gfr J. Haslacher, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3755

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0815LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Lavery Daly,
Sgt Cuthbert Mein,
Sgt John Edward Moss.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 into the Baltic Sea

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940

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Dornier DO.18

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KB+HS

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Crashed in flames into the Baltic Sea and was destroyed. All crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940

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Heinkel He.111

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1H+AM

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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3287

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on a raid over Edinburgh. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea, killing all five crew members.
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Fw E. Ewerts, pilot,
Ofw A. Suszmann, observer,
Fw R. Handwerker, radio operator,
Uffz W. Mahlman, air gunner,
Oblt Wingendorf.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Moray Firth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1940 at 2300 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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N3583

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