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12 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8845 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF 1 RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England w/o
12 Mar 1940 Hütter Hü 17 Aviation One China's Second Aircraft Factory 1 Chongqing w/o
13 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1486 211 Sqn RAF 0 LG.105 RAF El Daba, 4.6 km south-southeast of the village El Daba. w/o
13 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1537 211 Sqn RAF 0 LG.105 RAF El Daba, 4.6 km south-southeast of the village El Daba. w/o
13 Mar 1940 Avro Anson Mk I N5385 9 AONS RAF 0 RAF Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England w/o
13 Mar 1940 Lockheed Vega 5A XA-BKG Compañía Aeronautica Francisco Sarabia (CAFSSA) 0 Ixtepec, OAX w/o
13 Mar 1940 North American O-47B 39-104 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 5 mi SE of Crandall, MS w/o
13 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1211 108 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, England sub
13 Mar 1940 Miles Magister Mk I P2375 219 Sqn RAF 2 near Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England w/o
13 Mar 1940 de Havilland DH.60M Moth CF-AGK Radium Hot Springs Flying Service Ltd 0 near Windermere, south of Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia w/o
13 Mar 1940 Stearman C-3R NC780H Private 1 Near Hicksville, NY w/o
14 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV P4926 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF 2 Sea off the Plage des Pins, Argeles-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales. w/o
14 Mar 1940 Piper J3L Cub NC23160 Standard Flying School 1 Upper Bay, NJ south of the Statue of Liberty. w/o
15 Mar 1940 Douglas 8A-3N 386 3-V-2 LvR; Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) 2 Ypenburg AFB, Zuid-Holland w/o
15 Mar 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110C-1 I./ZG 2 Luftwaffe 2 Griesheim, Hessen w/o
15 Mar 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110C-1 I./ZG 2 Luftwaffe 1 Griesheim, Hessen w/o
15 Mar 1940 Miles Magister Mk I P6358 54 Sqn RAF 1 near Upminster, Essex, England w/o
15 Mar 1940 Grumman J2F-2 Duck 1208 US Marine Corps 0 Loakan Airport, Baguio w/o
15 Mar 1940 de Havilland DH.86B Express VH-UYW W.R. Carpenter off Kavieng, New Ireland w/o
16 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9877 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England w/o
16 Mar 1940 Junkers Ju 88A-1 4D+AL 3./KG 30 Luftwaffe 0 Lolland island, Magelunde gård farm near Nakskov w/o
16 Mar 1940 Miles Magister Mk I P2376 19 MU RAF 0 Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England w/o
16 Mar 1940 Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-44 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Patterson Field, OH w/o
16 Mar 1940 Savoia-Marchetti S.73 I-SUTO Avio Linee Italiane - ALI 14 Stromboli Island w/o
17 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1084 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. min
17 Mar 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4063 50 Sqn RAF 4 Windy Gyle, Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, England w/o
17 Mar 1940 airplane PPM-7 Aero Clube de São Paulo 0 São Paulo, SP w/o
17 Mar 1940 Avro 626 4 Fuerza Aérea de Chile 1 near Lo Espejo w/o
17 Mar 1940 Fairchild KR-34C NC290K Private 0 Near North Islip, NY w/o
18 Mar 1940 de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide G-AFEY Scottish Airways 0 Wideford, 5 miles NW of Kirkwall, Orkney w/o
18 Mar 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I G-35 1/I/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge 1 North Sea, Wenduine, West Flanders w/o
19 Mar 1940 Taylor J2-40 Cub LN-EAW I/S Fly w/o
19 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1019 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. min
19 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1004 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland min
19 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3025 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. w/o
19 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1096 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. min
19 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1026 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 1 North Clochtow, Collieston, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland w/o
19 Mar 1940 de Havilland DH.60X Moth CF-OAU Ontario Provincial Air Service 0 Sault Ste. Marie Airport, Ontario w/o
19 Mar 1940 Vought V-99M Corsário 40 Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) 0 Ococingo, CHIS sub
19 Mar 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1405 51 Sqn RAF 5 Waddensee, in the tidal area north of Morsum, Sylt and west of Rømø w/o
19 Mar 1940 MT-1 Hayabusa M-307 Manchuria Aviation Company Sanhe County-Level City, Langfang, Hebei Province w/o
19 Mar 1940 Handley Page HP.42W G-AAUD Imperial Airways 0 Bristol-Whitchurch Airport w/o
19 Mar 1940 Handley Page HP.42W G-AAXC Imperial Airways 0 Bristol-Whitchurch Airport w/o
19 Mar 1940 de Havilland DH.60M Moth A7-72 1 EFTS RAAF 2 near Elizabeth, 3 miles North of Salisbury, South Australia w/o
19 Mar 1940 de Havilland DH.60M Moth A7-72 1 EFTS RAAF 2 near Elizabeth, 3 miles North of Salisbury, South Australia w/o
20 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I ? 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Turnhouse, Midlothian, Scotland sub
20 Mar 1940 Morane-Saulnier MS 406 MS-320 Finnish Air Force 1 Säkylä w/o
20 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1022 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Montrose, Angus, Scotland w/o
20 Mar 1940 PZL P.24 Türk Hava Kuvvetleri 1 near Kütahya AB w/o
20 Mar 1940 Heinkel He 111 P 2./KG4 Luftwaffe 4 Wieda, Niedersachsen w/o
20 Mar 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4137 144 Sqn RAF 3 Scotter, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England w/o
20 Mar 1940 Heinkel He 111 J-1 3./Kü.Fl.Gr.806 Luftwaffe 0 North Sea 30 miles off the Terschelling, Friesland w/o
20 Mar 1940 De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor VH-ADB Royal Aero Club of Western Australia 2 Dunreath Golf Course, Guildford, Perth, WA w/o
20 Mar 1940 Piper J-4A Cub Coupe NC…. Private 2 Near Ninilchik, AK w/o
21 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1068 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland min
21 Mar 1940 Morane-Saulnier D-3800 J-5 Swiss Air Force 1 Oppens, VD w/o
21 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1117 219 Sqn RAF 2 Cockayne Ridge, nr Bransdale, Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire, England w/o
21 Mar 1940 airplane private 1 Acapulco, VER w/o
21 Mar 1940 Avro Anson Mk I N9673 269 Sqn RAF 0 Wick airfield, Caithness, Scotland w/o
21 Mar 1940 Vickers Virginia Mk X K2329 Parachute Test Flt RAF 0 Henlow airfield, Bedfordshire, England w/o
21 Mar 1940 Latécoère 298 11 Aéronavale 3 Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais 62 w/o
21 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1427 18 Sqn RAF 2 Jeffries Point, Portslade, East Sussex, England w/o
21 Mar 1940 Heinkel He 111 H-3 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.122 Luftwaffe 3 Handewitt, Schleswig-Holstein w/o
22 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IB N3069 PDU RAF 1 west of the 's-Gravenwaardsedijk dyke, Tolkamer, Gelderland w/o
23 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L4873 90 Sqn RAF 3 Foel Wen in the Berwyn Mountains, North Wales w/o
23 Mar 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I N2531 32 Sqn RAF 1 English Channel 2 miles off Folkestone mis
24 Mar 1940 Potez 637 n° 36 GR I/52 Armée de l'Air 2 south of Rohrbach-les-Bitche, Moselle w/o
24 Mar 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk Ic P9225 149 Sqn RAF 0 Hondschoote, southeast of Dunkerque w/o
24 Mar 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk Ia P2515 37 Sqn RAF 2 Missing - North Sea mis
25 Mar 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I K9269 103 Sqn RAF 0 Bétheniville Airbase, Marne, about 17 miles East of Reims sub
25 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia K9844 64 Sqn RAF 0 Near RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England w/o
25 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3291 92 (East India) Sqn RAF 0 Edenbridge, Kent, England w/o
25 Mar 1940 Waco XB-... private 4 Mexicali, MEX w/o
25 Mar 1940 Morane-Saulnier MS 406 n°756 GC III/3 Armée de l'Air 0 on the outskirts of Grostenquin, Moselle w/o
25 Mar 1940 Kawasaki Ki-3? Imperial Japanese Armed Forces 2 Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province w/o
26 Mar 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk IV K9024 51 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire, England sub
26 Mar 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1379 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, England sub
26 Mar 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I P2256 103 Sqn RAF 3 near St. Hilaire-el-Grand, Moronvilliers, Marne w/o
26 Mar 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K7967 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF 0 Mons-en-Chaussée, Somme w/o
26 Mar 1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L4980 105 Sqn RAF 3 Villeseneux, near Cheniers, 7 km south-west of Châlons-sur-Marne. w/o
26 Mar 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4102 44 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea (Target: Elbe Estuary) mis
26 Mar 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K7996 607 (County of Durham) Sqn RAF 0 Courcelles-les-Lens, Pas-de-Calais w/o
26 Mar 1940 Avro Anson Mk I N5056 ANS RAF 0 Aberdaron Bay, near Caernarvon, Wales w/o
26 Mar 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P2543 73 Sqn RAF 0 Ritzing, 23 km from Thionville, Moselle 57 w/o
26 Mar 1940 Polikarpov I-15 7104 ROC Air Force - 4th Aviation Group 1 Chengdu, Sichuan Province w/o
27 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9940 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Acklington, Northumberland, England min
27 Mar 1940 North American BC-1 38-444 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 3 mi N of Kelly Field, TX w/o
27 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1212 25 Sqn RAF 1 RAF North Weald, Essex, England w/o
27 Mar 1940 Avro Anson Mk I K6249 SoGR RAF 4 English Channel w/o
27 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8747 107 Sqn RAF 3 North Sea, off Blåvandshuk, Jutland, northwest of Esbjerg. w/o
27 Mar 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L4880 108 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, England min
28 Mar 1940 Bellanca 31-55 Senior Pacemaker LN-ABO Widerøes Flyveselskap 0 near Bardufoss w/o
28 Mar 1940 Miles Magister Mk I L5953 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF 1 Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England w/o
28 Mar 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9910 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland min
28 Mar 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1357 77 Sqn RAF 1 Vondelingenweg road, Pernis, Zuid-Holland w/o
28 Mar 1940 Heinkel He 115B-1 2399 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.506 Luftwaffe 3 List, Schleswig-Holstein w/o
28 Mar 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1351 77 Sqn RAF 1 Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel district (Rhl.-Pfalz) w/o
29 Mar 1940 Junkers Ju 88A-1 4D+AP 6./KG 30 Luftwaffe 4 Cresswell Bay, Northumberland w/o
29 Mar 1940 Vultee V-11-GBT Türk Hava Kuvvetleri 1 Diyarbakir w/o
29 Mar 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk II N5588 263 Sqn RAF 1 1 mile east of Marlwood Farm, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England w/o

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