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Royal Air Force losses 1940

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14.05.1940 No.1 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I P2546 F/O Clisby

Location: Near Seadan, France

F/O Robert Lorimer and F/O Leslie Clisby, No 1 Squadron taken in France 1940 (David King Archives)

0940-05-14T00:01:15+00:00

19/20.03.1940 No.51 Squadron Whitley V N1405 Fl/Lt. Baskerville

Location: Sylt.

Grave of P/O. Emery Orville Fennell

1940-03-19T23:00:00+00:00

10.05.1940 N0. 600 Squadron R.A.F. Blenheim IF L1517 P/O. Haine D.F.C.

Location: Goeree-Overflakee, Netherlands.

1940-05-09T23:00:00+00:00

12.05.1940 No.105 Squadron R.A.F. Battle I K9485 P/O Hurst

Location: Bouillon, Luxembourg.

The wreckage of Battle I K9485 on a hill side near Bouillon, Luxembourg (archives)

1940-05-11T23:00:00+00:00

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6974 P/O. Kay

Location: - Belgium.

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6974 P/O. Kay
(Credit Jan Joile)

1940-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6960 P/O. Chandler

Gat van het Zuiderklip, Moordplaat, Netherlands.

Wreckage of Defiant I L6960 (Jan Jolie)

1940-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6977 P/O. Greenhous

Location: Gat van het Zuiderklip, Moordplaat, Netherlands.

P/O. Patrick Greenhous No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6977
(Source Jan Jolie)

1940-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6965 P/O. McLeod

Location: Zevenbergen.

(Source Jan Jolie)
No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6965 P/O. McLeod

1940-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6958 P/O. Thomas

Location: Gat van de Kampen, Petrusplaat Island.

No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6958
P/O. Samual Thomas (Source Jan Jolie)

1940-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

13.05.1940 No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I L6969 F/LtSkelton

Location: Donge River, Geertruidenberg, The Netherlands.

Defiant I L6969 taken shortly after the crash (Source Jan Jolie)

1940-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

14.05.1940 No 226 Squadron R.A.F. Battle I L5438 Fl/Sgt. Dunn

Location: Mont Dieu.

Crews of 226 Squadron in France. (Society Archive)

1940-05-13T23:00:00+00:00

14.05.1940 No 607 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I P2713 P/O. Le Breuilly

Location: Corroy-le-Ch,teau, Belgium.

P/O. Arthur Eugene Le Breuilly (Courtesy Simon Le Breilly via Robert Dixon)

1940-05-13T23:00:00+00:00

14.05.1940 No.1 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I L1676 F/O Lorimer

Location: Near Seadan, France

F/O. Lorimer together with his best friend, Australian ace F/O. Clisby (David King Archives)

1940-05-13T23:00:00+00:00

14.05.1940 No. 87 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I L1616 P/O. Javis

Location: Maastricht, Belgium

P/O. Paul Leonard Jarvis, this was sent to the family by Paul during his service. (Courtesy of the Jarvis family via Bas Coolan)

1940-05-13T23:00:00+00:00

14/15. 05. 1940. No. 44 Squadron R.A.F. Hampden I P4286. F/O Ashfield.

Location: Oosterhout (Noord-Brabant) Holland.

Memorial on the graves at the crash site erected by the Luftwaffe.At the time of the crash the Luftwaffe were only able to identify oneof the crew, Sgt. McKinley, his name is inscribed on the cross along with 3 unknown. The memorial also includes one of the fins and rudders from P4286, along with other items of wreckage, note also the flying helmet on top of the cross. (All photo's courtesy Jan Jolie)

1940-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

19.05.1940. 142 Squadron Battle I. P5238 Sgt Ebert.

Location: Nates/Chateau Bougon (Aerodrome).

Battle 5238 seen here along with the remains of Battle P2190 and Hurricane P2959.

1940-05-18T23:00:00+00:00

23.05.1940 No. 92 Squadron R.A.F. Spitfire I N3290 F/O Gillies

Location: France. Exact location unknow.

(N3290) lies burnt out in a French field 23.05.1940 (David King Archives)

1940-05-24T23:00:00+00:00

26.05.1940 No.19 Squadron Spitfire I N3200 S/L Stephenson

Location: On beach, Dunkirk, France.

(N3200) Examined by German soldiers (Source unknown)

1940-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

03/04.06.1940 No. 44 Squadron R.A.F. Hampden I P1340 Sgt Spencer

Location: North side of Orwell Estry, near Harwich, England.

Memorial dedicated to the three missing airmen at the Felixstowe Dock (David King Archive)

1940-06-03T23:00:00+00:00

04.06.1940 59 Squadron Blenheim IV R3697 P/O. Ashton

Location: R.A.F. Eastchurch, Kent.

Sgt. William John Wilson on left - others as yet unidentified (Courtesy Frank Wilson)

1940-06-03T23:00:00+00:00

06.06.1940 No. 101 Squadron R.A.F. Blenheim IV P4912 P/O. Buller.

Location: 5 miles North of Oxford.

1940-06-05T23:00:00+00:00

12.06.1940. No. 17 O.T.U. Blenheim IV. L9172. Sgt. Bain.

Location: Cwmafan, Wales.

Bristol Blenheim IV

1940-06-11T23:00:00+00:00

12.06.1940. No. 88 Squadron R.A.F. Battle I L5334 Fl/Lt. Pitfield.

Location: Beaurepaire (Oise) France.

FL/Lt. Alan Pitfield D.F.C. (Courtesy Maree Pitfield)

1940-06-11T23:00:00+00:00

13.06.1940 No.107 Squadron R.A.F Blenheim IV R3616 P/O. Stidston

Location: Cauge, France.

Crew graves (Courtesy Jean-Claude Langevin)

1940-06-12T23:00:00+00:00

18.06.1940 No. 10 Squadron R.A.A.F Walrus I L2312 Fl/Lt Bell

Location: Ploudaniel Brittany France.

Supermarine Walrus Mk I (A.R. Society archives)

1940-06-17T23:00:00+00:00

21.06.1940 No 42 Squadron Beaufort I L9810 F/O. Barrie-Smith

Location: North sea – off Bergen Norway.

F/O. William Barrie-Smith (Courtesy Andrew Stiles)

1940-06-20T23:00:00+00:00

04.07.1940 No. 206 Squadron Hudson I N7368 P/O. Henderson D.F.C.

Location: Texel, Netherlands

206 Squadron Hudson I (David King Archives)

1940-07-03T23:00:00+00:00

04.07.1940. No. 222 Squadron R.A.F. Spitfire Ia N3294. Sgt. Lewis.

Location: Near Withernsea, Yorkshire.

A No.222 Squadron Spitfire starting with exceptional flames from the exhaust stubs.

1940-07-03T23:00:00+00:00

13.07.1940. No. 82 Squadron. Blenheim IV R3756. Sgt. D.A. Adams

Location: Wilster, Schleswig-Holstein North of Hamburg.

82 Squadron Blenheim IV’s preparing for a mission at R.A.F. Watton.

1940-07-12T23:00:00+00:00

13.07.1940 No. 218 Squadron Blenheim R3597 F/O. Newton

Location: Harrold, Bedfordshire, England.

Sgt. David Vincent Malpass (courtesy Owen Vaughan)

1940-07-12T23:00:00+00:00

15.07.1940 No.17 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I P3482 P/O Dawburn

Location: Elsenham, Essex, England.

Fitters on the rear of P3482 (Time Magazine)

1940-07-14T23:00:00+00:00

20.07.1940 No. 44 Squadron. R.A.F. Hampden L4087. Sgt. Farrands

Location: in the sea of Jutland.

Members of the Kriegsmarine investigating the wreck of L4087

1940-07-19T23:00:00+00:00

23.07.1940 No. 269 Squadron Hudson I P5152 Fl/Lt. Price

Location: Wick, Scotland

Anson I piloted by Fl/Lt. Charles Price lost on an earlier mission on 21st March 1940

1940-07-22T23:00:00+00:00

08.08.1940 No.65 Squadron RAF Spitfire I K9911 Sgt Kirton

Location: Manston, Kent, England.

Sgt David Ian Kirton 550500 R.A.F.

1940-08-07T23:00:00+00:00

16.08.1940. No. 111 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I R4193 F/Lt Ferriss.

Location: Marden Kent.

1940-08-15T23:00:00+00:00

17.08.1940. No. 601 Squadron Hurricane I P3358 P/O Fiske.

Location: Tangmere Airfield, West Sussex, England.

P/O William "Billy" Mead Lindsley Fiske was a brilliant young American Tobogganist who in 1938 had many out standing successes, seen here at the top first left at the controls, bottom left illustration for Churchman's Cigarette card and right RAF portrait.

1940-08-16T23:00:00+00:00

27.08.1940. No. 1 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I. P3897. P/O Chetham.

Location: In small wood (Monkton Fir Plantation) at Speen, Buckinghamshire.

Flight-Lieutenant M H Brown and Pilot Officer Chetham of No.1 Squadron RAF standing by the nose of a Hawker Hurricane Mark I at Wittering, Huntingdonshire. (IWM)

1940-08-26T23:00:00+00:00

30.08.1940 No.151 Squadron R.A.F. Hurricane I R4213 Sgt Gmur

Location: Jacks Hatch, Epping Green, Essex.

1940-08-29T23:00:00+00:00

06.09.1940 No.234 Squadron R.A.F. Spitfire I X4035 P/O Gordon

location: Howbourne Farm, Hadlow Down, Sussex, England.

Pilot Officer William Gordon killed in action. (Credit Andy Saunders)

1940-09-05T23:00:00+00:00

15.09.1940 No. 1 Squadron. Hurricane I. P3876. F/O Ross Smither.

Location: Tunbridge Kent.

F/O Ross Smither (Operation Picture Me)

1940-09-14T23:00:00+00:00

08.10.1940. No. 264 Squadron R.A.F. Defiant I N1627. P/O Goodall.

Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

264 Squadron Defiants. (David King)

1940-10-07T23:00:00+00:00

11.10.1940 No. 10 O.T.U. Whitley Mk V. N1526. F/L Riepenhausen

Location: Near R.A.F. Akeman Street, Relief Landing Ground Oxfordshire

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark V, N1526 'Y' of No. 10 Operational Training Unit based at Abingdon, Berkshire, photographed flying over Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire some months prior to the crash. (I.W.M.)

1940-10-10T23:00:00+00:00

12.10.1940. No.92 Squadron R.A.F. Spitfire I. X4591 F/O Pattinson.

Location: Bartholomews Wood, Postling Wents, near Hawkinge, Kent.

Flight of No. 92 (East India) Squadron R.A.F. Spitfires.

1940-10-11T23:00:00+00:00

08.11.1940 No. 54 Sqdn. Spitfire I X4423 Sgt N. R. Miller

Location: Street House Farm, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England

Sgt N. R. Miller

1940-11-07T23:00:00+00:00

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