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29 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3882 151 Sqn RAF 0 near Basildon, Kent, England w/o
29 Aug 1940 Grumman F3F-2 0976 US Navy 0 Pacific Ocean off Del Mar, CA w/o
29 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF K7092 23 Sqn RAF 0+1 RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England sub
30 Aug 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IA L4332 311 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Therford, Norfolk, England sub
30 Aug 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC T2559 214 Sqn RAF 6 near Halle, Gelderland w/o
30 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV N3620 107 Sqn RAF 3 Balgzand nature reserve, Breezand, Noord-Holland w/o
30 Aug 1940 Heinkel He 111 H-2 2711 4./KG 53 Luftwaffe 5 North Sea, Thames estuary, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Dornier Do 215B-1 0036 Luftwaffe North Sea, 35 km E off Aldeburgh - UK w/o
30 Aug 1940 Douglas B-18A Bolo 37-553 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 10 mi NE of Kalama, WA w/o
30 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1067 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 0 Snargate, Kent, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Heinkel He 111H-3 A1+IL 3./KG 53 Luftwaffe 3+1 Lifstan Way, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Hendy 281 Hobo G-AAIG Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart 0+6 RAF Lympne, Kent w/o
30 Aug 1940 British Klemm BA L.25C Swallow 2 G-ADJN Roderick Ayscough Fraser Farqharson 0+6 Lympne Airport, Lympne, Kent w/o
30 Aug 1940 British Klemm BA L.25C Swallow 2 G-ADLD Cinque Ports Flying Club Ltd 0+6 Lympne Airport, Lympne, Kent w/o
30 Aug 1940 BA Swallow 2 G-ADSF Cinque Ports Flying Club Ltd 0+6 Lympne Airport, Lympne, Kent w/o
30 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire I K9826 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF 0 Marley, near Barham, Kent, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I R4216 151 Sqn RAF 1 Jacks Hatch near Epping Green, Epping, Essex, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 British Klemm BA L.25C Swallow 2 G-AEMD Mrs Florence Mary Morris-Davies 0+6 Lympne Airport, Lympne, Kent w/o
30 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3179 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF 1 Woodhouse Road, Hove, East Sussex, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I V7369 151 Sqn RAF 1 Temple Street, Strood, Rochester, Kent, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I R4213 151 Sqn RAF 1 near Jacks Hatch, Epping, Essex, England w/o
30 Aug 1940 Blackburn T.9A Shark III K8913 753 Sqn FAA RN 3 near St Vigeans village, 1 mile east of RNAS Arbroath (HMS Condor), A w/o
30 Aug 1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth R4857 13 EFTS RAF 0 near Twyford, Berkshire w/o
31 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1545 60 Sqn RAF 3 Missing - Bay of Bengal mis
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P8814 310 Sqn RAF 0 near RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3159 310 Sqn RAF 1 South of Wennington Church, nr Romford, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3889 310 Sqn RAF 0 10 miles NE of London, Essex, England min
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I V6621 310 Sqn RAF 0 River Thames, Essex, England min
31 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9918 7 OTU RAF 0 RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales sub
31 Aug 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P5002 58 Sqn RAF 1 in sea off Hornsea, East Yorkshire, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8397 55 Sqn RAF RAF Mersa Matruh w/o
31 Aug 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV T1940 53 Sqn RAF 3 Welplaat at Pernis, Zuid-Holland w/o
31 Aug 1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk I L9716 812 Sqn FAA RN 1 Dwarsweg - Kolenpad roads at Rozenburg in Zuid-Holland w/o
31 Aug 1940 Arado Ar 196 A-2 T3+EH 1./B.Fl.Gr. 196 Luftwaffe 0 IJsselmeer 4 km off Nijkerk, Gelderland w/o
31 Aug 1940 Dornier Do 215 B-1 0028 4.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe 4 North Sea near Cromer, Norfolk, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe 0 Brengersdiek at Meddo near Winterswijk, Gelderland w/o
31 Aug 1940 De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth NZ722 FIS RNZAF 1 Sea off Narrow Neck Beach, Auckland w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1830 253 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 1 Hammill Brickworks near Eastry, Sandwich, Kent, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Blackburn Botha Mk I L6165 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF 3 North Sea, off Redcar, North Yorkshire, England mis
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3166 85 Sqn RAF 0 Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst, Kent w/o
31 Aug 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4079 50 Sqn RAF 4 Angerlo-Giesbeek, 14 km E of Arnhem, Gelderland w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2971 1 Sqn RCAF 0 Staplehurst, Kent w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3869 1 Sqn RCAF 0 Over the coast near Dover w/o
31 Aug 1940 De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth K4248 14 EFTS RAF 0 RAF Elmdon, Birmingham, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt BF 109E-1 II./JG 26 Luftwaffe 1 Ingrebourne Creek, Bridge Road, Rainham, Essex; w/o
31 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3110 54 Sqn RAF 0 River Ingrebourne, near RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4236 54 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia P9360 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4271 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 0 12 & 14 Hereford Road, Wanstead, Ilford, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 3652 1./JG 77 Luftwaffe 1 Hubbles Farm, Hunton, Maidstone, Kent, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3268 310 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. min
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3888 310 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. min
31 Aug 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 6308 7./JG 26 Luftwaffe 0 Knatts Valley, Stansted w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3312 151 Sqn RAF 0 Eastwood, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3301 151 Sqn RAF 0 Foulness Island on the east coast of Essex, England. w/o
31 Aug 1940 Blackburn Botha Mk I L6213 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3175 257 (Burma) Sqn RAF 1 Stone Point, Walton-on-the-Maze, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Blackburn Roc Mk I L3115 759 Sqn FAA RN 2 Crawley,West Sussex, England, w/o
31 Aug 1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk I G3-B 812 Sqn FAA RN 0 English Channel w/o
31 Aug 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia R6895 54 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England w/o
31 Aug 1940 Douglas DC-3-313 NC21789 Pennsylvania-Central Airlines 25 near Lovettsville, VA w/o contains link to final investigation report
1 Sep 1940 Vickers Wellesley Mk 1 L2669? 14 Sqn RAF 0 Harmil Island w/o
1 Sep 1940 Vickers Wellesley Mk 1 L2689 14 Sqn RAF 1 Harmil Island w/o
1 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I N2586 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF 0 4 miles S of Usworth near the Usworth D/F station, County Durham w/o
1 Sep 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1020 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 0 near Ilford, Essex, England w/o
1 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3150 85 Sqn RAF 1 Betts Mead Recreation Ground, Kenley, Caterham, Surrey w/o
1 Sep 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV T1887 105 Sqn RAF 1 RAF Watton, Norfolk, England w/o
1 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I R4171 1 Sqn RCAF 0 Near West Malling, Kent w/o
1 Sep 1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk I ????? 813 Sqn FAA RN 0 Mediterranean Sea w/o
2 Sep 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC T2561 311 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Honnington, Suffolk, England min
2 Sep 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk I K7249 10 OTU RAF 0 RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, England sub
2 Sep 1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7706 1 (C) OTU RAF RAF Silloth, Cumberland, England sub
2 Sep 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IA N2992 37 Sqn RAF 5 North Sea near Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland w/o
2 Sep 1940 Heinkel He 115 B-1 2218 3.(K)/Kü.Fl.Gr. 906 Luftwaffe 1 IJsselmeer N of Naarden, Noord-Holland w/o
2 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I V7420 43 (China-British) Sqn RAF 1 Fryland, near Ivychurch, Kent w/o
2 Sep 1940 Messerschmitt BF 109E-1 Yellow 3/I./JG 53 Luftwaffe 1 Channel off Ashford w/o
2 Sep 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Yellow 10 I./ 3 JG 53 Luftwaffe 0 Boulogne sub
2 Sep 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-1 3309 2./ZG 26 Luftwaffe 1 Whitehorse Wood, Birling, West Malling, Kent, England w/o
2 Sep 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 6115 4./JG 2 Luftwaffe 0 Cole Hill Park, Little Chart, near Charing, Kent, England w/o
2 Sep 1940 Short Sunderland Mk I P9601 10 Sqn RAAF 0 Mount Batten base, Devon w/o
2 Sep 1940 Short Sunderland Mk I P9602 10 Sqn RAAF 0 Lismore Island w/o
2 Sep 1940 Fairey Albacore Mk I L7104 826 Sqn FAA RN 0 Dishoek 4 miles NW of Vlissingen, Zeeland w/o
2 Sep 1940 Aeronca 65-LA NC…. Private 1 Near Portales, NM w/o
2 Sep 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8796 40 Sqn RAF 1 RAF West Raynham, near Fakenham, Norfolk, England w/o
3 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P8811 310 Sqn RAF 0 Rookes Farm, west of Chelmsford, Essex, England w/o
3 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1654 6 OTU RAF 1+1 Bank Farm, Saddlebow, near King´s Lynn, Norfolk, England w/o
3 Sep 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I L1833 6 OTU RAF 1 Bank Farm, Saddlebow near King´s Lynn, Norfolk, England w/o
3 Sep 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P5011 51 Sqn RAF 0 field beside the Great North Road at RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire, England sub
3 Sep 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P5049 77 Sqn RAF 0 near RAF Finningley, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, England sub
3 Sep 1940 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I L7011 141 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Turnhouse, Midlothian, Scotland sub
3 Sep 1940 Blackburn B.2 series 1 G-ADFO 4 EFTS RAF 0 Newport, 7 miles E of Howden, East Yorkshire, England sub
3 Sep 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4370 144 Sqn RAF 2 between Nuth and Wijnandsrade/Laar, Limburg w/o
3 Sep 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8757 40 Sqn RAF 3 North Sea off Vlissingen, Zeeland w/o
3 Sep 1940 Heinkel He 111 H-3 3252 5./KG 26 Luftwaffe 3+3 Maasbree, Limburg w/o
3 Sep 1940 Heinkel He 111 H-3 3164 5./KG 26 Luftwaffe 3+3 Maasbree, Limburg w/o
3 Sep 1940 Consolidated PB-2A 35-123 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 1 mi N of Burlington, WV w/o
3 Sep 1940 North American BT-9B 37-145 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 7 mi SE of Randolph Field, TX w/o
3 Sep 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1010 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF 0 Lower Raypits, Canewden, near Rochford, Essex, England w/o
3 Sep 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1512 25 Sqn RAF 1 Greensted Green, near Ongar, Essex, England w/o
3 Sep 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3621 17 OTU RAF 2 Bury, 7 miles NNE of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England w/o

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