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5 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1168 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Catterick, Yorkshire, England. sub
5 Aug 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4357 61 Sqn RAF 1 North Sea, nr Skipsea Ranges off Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England w/o
5 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8375 8 Sqn RAF 3 Hargeisa w/o
5 Aug 1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk I N4636 2 SFTS RAF 0 RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England w/o
5 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3234 41 Sqn RAF 0 near Sandwich, Kent, England w/o
5 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1029 64 Sqn RAF 0 English Channel, off Folkestone, Kent, England w/o
5 Aug 1940 Fokker C.Vd (J 3B) 393 Swedish Air Force 0 Torne träsk, invid Abisko (Lappland) w/o
6 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L4911 11 Sqn RAF RAF Little Aden, (Aden) w/o
6 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1078 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England w/o
6 Aug 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P4970 51 Sqn RAF 0 Spurn Point, East Yorkshire, England sub
6 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF ???? 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England sub
6 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L8724 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF 0 River Swale, near RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England sub
6 Aug 1940 North American AT-6 Texan 40-2095 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 12 mi SW of Yoakum, TX w/o
6 Aug 1940 Northrop A-17 35-142 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) France Field, CZ w/o
6 Aug 1940 Miles Magister Mk I P2385 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF 0 River Tees near Piercebridge, Yorkshire, England w/o
6 Aug 1940 de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 109 Aeronaútica Militar 1 Base Aérea Nº 1, Sintra, Sintra Municipality, w/o
7 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I R6696 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 1 near Lockington, 3 miles from RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire, England w/o
7 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9817 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England sub
7 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9456 248 Sqn RAF 0 Off St Abbs Head, Berwickshire, Scotland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk I NZ271 2 SFTS RNZAF 1 Near Woodbourne AFB, Marlborough w/o
7 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E Luftwaffe Goes, Zeeland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E Luftwaffe Haamstede, Zeeland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E Luftwaffe Haamstede, Zeeland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Arado Ar 196 A-2 T3+BH 1./B.Fl.Gr.196 Luftwaffe 1 Buiten-IJ, Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV P4902 17 OTU RAF 3 near North Crawley, 3 miles ENE of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. w/o
7 Aug 1940 Westland Whirlwind Mk I P6966 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF 0 Lanton Farm, Dunmore Moss, near Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, Scotland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Fokker C.XIw floatplane W-6 MLD - Marine Luchtvaartdienst 0 Soerabaja Harbour, East Java w/o
7 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia R6617 65 (East India) Sqn RAF 0 near Rochford, Essex, England w/o
7 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9304 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF 0 5 miles north of Sheringham, Norfolk, England w/o
7 Aug 1940 Lisunov PS-84 CCCP-L3409 Aeroflot 18 near Novosibirsk w/o
7 Aug 1940 Handley Page HP.42E AS981 Royal Air Force - RAF Moresby Park, Cumberland w/o
7 Aug 1940 Vickers Vildebeest Mk III NZ101 2 FTS RNZAF Woodbourne AFB, Marlborough w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I R4100 303 (Warsaw-Koscuisco) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Northolt, Middlesex, England min
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I V7245 303 (Warsaw-Koscuisco) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Northolt, Middlesex, England min
8 Aug 1940 de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth X9384 6 AACU RAF 0 Conisbrough, near Doncester, South Yorkshire, England w/o
8 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9472 18 Sqn RAF 3 North Sea, off Zeeland w/o
8 Aug 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K7903 80 Sqn RAF 0 Near El Gebi w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3267 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF 0 Ford Farm, near Whitwell, Isle of Wight sub
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2947 238 Sqn RAF 0 In sea SW of Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3823 238 Sqn RAF 1 In sea, SW of Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3617 238 Sqn RAF 1 In sea SW of Isle of Wight. w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2955 145 Sqn RAF 1 In sea, sw of Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2957 145 Sqn RAF 1 In sea SW of Compton Bay, Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3468 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF 1 In sea south of Ventnor, Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3781 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF 1 In sea south of St Lawrence, Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3545 145 Sqn RAF 1 English Channel south of St.Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3163 145 Sqn RAF 1 In sea, south of The Needles, Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 North American BT-9B 37-301 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 1 mi NW of Davenport Field, TX w/o
8 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P3381 145 Sqn RAF 1 English Channel, South West of the Isle of Wight w/o
8 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3278 234 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF 0 Pensilva, near Liskeard, Cornwall, England sub
8 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1039 64 Sqn RAF 0 West Langdon, Kent, England w/o
8 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1448 23 Sqn RAF 2 near RAF Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England w/o
8 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 White ? 1/I./JG 27 Luftwaffe 1 Over Weymouth Bay w/o
8 Aug 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk II N5778 94 Sqn RAF 0 Berbera Airfield, British Somaliland w/o
8 Aug 1940 Arado Ar 95A-O 52-8 Ejército del Aire 3 Pollensa Seaplane Base (Mallorca) w/o
8 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L8665 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF 3 English Channel near the harbour Manston, Kent, England w/o
9 Aug 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4053 83 Sqn RAF 0 Near Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg w/o
9 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3034 7 OTU RAF 0 RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales sub
9 Aug 1940 Heinkel He 111H-4 5J+CK 2. Staffel I./KG4 Luftwaffe 4 North Sea, East of Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire w/o
9 Aug 1940 Heinkel He 111H-3 1H+ER 7. Staffel III./KG 26 Luftwaffe 0+4 North Sea, off Whitburn, County Durham w/o
9 Aug 1940 Avro Anson Mk I N5356 500 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF 2 North Sea, off Katwijk, Zuid-Holland w/o
9 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L2103 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF 1 Sea, one mile off Dunbar, East Lothian w/o
9 Aug 1940 North American BT-9B 37-226 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) near Comfort, TX w/o
9 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1059 266 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England sub
9 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1191 13 OTU RAF 3 RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, England w/o
9 Aug 1940 Douglas DC-2-115E D-AIAV Deutsche Lufthansa 2 near Lämershagen w/o
10 Aug 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4382 50 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea, off Vlieland, Friesland w/o
10 Aug 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4368 144 Sqn RAF 4 IJsselmeer, off Kampen, Overijssel mis
10 Aug 1940 Arado Ar 66 Luftwaffe 0 Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland w/o
10 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8503 8 Sqn RAF 3+3 Gulf of Aden, near RAF Khormaksar w/o
10 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8506 8 Sqn RAF 3+3 Gulf of Aden, near RAF Khormaksar w/o
10 Aug 1940 Boeing P-26A Peashooter 33-101 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 15 mi E of Rio Hato Field, CZ w/o
10 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I P9468 234 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF 0 RAF St Eval, Cornwall, England sub
10 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1063 5 OTU RAF 1+2 RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire, England w/o
10 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L6799 5 OTU RAF 2+1 RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire, England w/o
10 Aug 1940 Heinkel He 111 ?./KGr.126 Luftwaffe 0 Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland sub
10 Aug 1940 Junkers Ju 88 III./KG4 Luftwaffe 0 Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland sub
10 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3/B 1361 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin Luftwaffe 1 1 km S of Rechlin Airfield, Mecklenburg w/o
11 Aug 1940 Avro Anson Mk I K8813 217 Sqn RAF 4 4.0 km SSE of Penha Garcia, Castelo Branco w/o
11 Aug 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4036 49 Sqn RAF 4 Homert near Ludenscheid, Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, w/o
11 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I R6916 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England min
11 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I R6698 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England sub
11 Aug 1940 Junkers Ju 88A-1 7A+KH 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.121 Luftwaffe 1 near Calais House Farm, Newton Mulgrave Moor, North Yorkshire w/o
11 Aug 1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I T9285 1 (C) OTU RAF RAF Silloth, Cumberland,England sub
11 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Luftwaffe Haamstede Airfield, Zeeland w/o
11 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3164 145 Sqn RAF 0 Mottistone, Isle of Wight unk
11 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3172 1 Sqn RAF 1 Fairway, Lake, Isle of Wight w/o
11 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I V7294 145 Sqn RAF 1 In sea, South of The Needles, Isle of Wight w/o
11 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia R6614 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 1 off Portland Bill, Dorset, England w/o
11 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2951 145 Sqn RAF 1 English Channel, S of Swanage, Dorset w/o
11 Aug 1940 North American BT-9A 36-122 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 5 mi W of Benton, AR w/o
11 Aug 1940 Vultee BT-13 Valiant 40-841 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Boulder Dam, NV w/o
11 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV T1816 53 Sqn RAF 2 Missing - Hardinghen, Pas-de-Calais mis
11 Aug 1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk II N4802 2 SFTS RAF 0 Bampton, near RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England w/o
11 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6 1./Erp.Gr.210 Luftwaffe 2 North Sea w/o
11 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV T1850 107 Sqn RAF 3 Missing - North Sea, Département d'Ille & Vilaine. w/o
11 Aug 1940 Aeronca LA NC…. Private 2 Near Baden, PA w/o
11 Aug 1940 Swallow NC6820 Private 1 Near Barberton, OH w/o
11 Aug 1940 de Havilland DH.91 Albatross AX903 Royal Air Force - RAF 0 Reykjavík RAF Station (RKV) w/o
12 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8402 39 Sqn RAF 1 Berbera Airfield, British Somaliland w/o

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