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21 Dec 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC L7865 37 Sqn RAF 0 30 miles SE of Sidi Barrani, Matruh w/o
21 Dec 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V T4273 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England sub
21 Dec 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I X3154 106 Sqn RAF 4 Lords Seat, Rushup Edge, 2 miles west of Castleton, Peak District w/o
21 Dec 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P1304 106 Sqn RAF 0 Mount Pleasant, Rossington nr RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire, England w/o
21 Dec 1940 Savoia-Marchetti SM-82 I-BAIA Linee Aeree Transcontinentali Italiane (LATI) Villa Cisneros, Western Sahara w/o
21 Dec 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4B 3715 Luftwaffe De Kooy Airfield, Noord-Holland w/o
21 Dec 1940 Junkers Ju 88 C-2 0182 1./NJG 2 Luftwaffe 3 Snijders-Chaam hamlet, Chaam, Noord-Brabant w/o
21 Dec 1940 Potez 63 B 230 Royal Hellenic Air Force 2 Devoli ,Vlore w/o
21 Dec 1940 Aeronca NC…. 1 Shelby City near Danville, KY w/o
21 Dec 1940 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth BB754 13 EFTS RAF 1 RAF Crazies Hill, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire w/o
21 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IVc L9415 272 Sqn RAF 0 near Lenankeel w/o
21 Dec 1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth R4940 3 EFTS RAF 0 near RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L4818 55 Sqn RAF 0 Kucera w/o
22 Dec 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P5005 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England sub
22 Dec 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P4994 10 Sqn RAF 1 near RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, England w/o
22 Dec 1940 Avro Anson Mk I N4893 2 (C) OTU RAF 0 Denaby Main near Conisborough, South Yorkshire, England w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8374 203 Sqn RAF Missing w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bücker Bü-131 D-2 Jungmann 1773 10./NJG 1 Luftwaffe 0 near Vlissingen, Zeeland w/o
22 Dec 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-1 0962 7./NJG 1 Luftwaffe 0 Leeuwarden Airfield, Friesland w/o
22 Dec 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K7974 112 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Port Sudan w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8471 211 Sqn RAF 3 Kucove. w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L6686 23 Sqn RAF 2 Brading Down, Isle of Wight. w/o
22 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I V6679 85 Sqn RAF 1 nr Cuxton, Kent, England w/o
22 Dec 1940 Curtiss CW.16E K-185 Aviação Militar 1 Carandiru/São Paulo, SP w/o
22 Dec 1940 Piper J-3 Cub NC28261 CAA 1 Warwick, RI w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bell YP-39 Airacobra 40-031 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 1 Dayton, OH w/o
22 Dec 1940 Arado Ar 196 A-2 T3+KH 1./B.Fl.Gr.196 Luftwaffe 2 Missing Atlantic Ocean mis
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF R2091 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire, England min
22 Dec 1940 Bucker Bu131D-2 PK-SAA Vliegclub Batavia 0 Kemajoran Airport, Batavia, West Java sub
22 Dec 1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth T7152 14 EFTS RAF 0 RAF Elmdon, Bickenhill, Solihull, Warwickshire w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L1371 29 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Digby, Lincolnshire, England w/o
22 Dec 1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk I L9890 42 Sqn RAF 4 Missing - North Sea mis
23 Dec 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P5098 58 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, England w/o
23 Dec 1940 Junkers Ju 88 A-5 5170 Stab I./KG 30 Luftwaffe 2 Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant w/o
23 Dec 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K6134 112 Sqn RAF 0 Red Sea, 15 miles S of Suakin w/o
23 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8683 17 OTU RAF 0 near RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England. w/o
23 Dec 1940 Piper J-3 Cub NC27962 private 2 Deep Creek near Floyd Bennett, NY w/o
23 Dec 1940 Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless 1607 United States Marine Corps (USMC) 2 Inferno Mt., near San Louis, Oriente w/o
23 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R2793 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF 3 Radwinter, Essex, England w/o
23 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9183 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF 3 Manor Farm, Little Plumstead, Norwich, Norfolk, England w/o
24 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV Z5746 2 (C) OTU RAF 0 RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire, England unk
24 Dec 1940 Junkers Ju 87B 5496 Luftwaffe Maastricht, Limburg w/o
24 Dec 1940 Savoia-Marchetti SM-75 I-LIGO Ala Littoria 7 40 mi SW of Capri w/o
24 Dec 1940 de Havilland DH.60 Moth VH-UAR Charles N K Bell 0 Mount Brockman, Kakadu, 45 km South of Oenpelli, Northern Territories w/o
24 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1482 211 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Menidi (Tatoi) aerodrome. w/o
24 Dec 1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth R4784 26 Sqn RAF 2 Maidenbowers Farm, near Three Bridges, West Sussex w/o
24 Dec 1940 Junkers Ju-52/3m CX-ABB CAUSA - Compañia Aeronautica Uruguaya SA 0 Buenos Aires Harbour w/o
25 Dec 1940 Sikorsky S-43 PP-PAU Panair do Brasil 0 Salvador, BA sub
26 Dec 1940 Vickers Wellington DWI Mk I L4391 1 GRU RAF 0 Bizerte, Bizerte Governate, Northern Tunisia w/o
26 Dec 1940 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I L7023 54 OTU RAF 0 RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England min
26 Dec 1940 Blackburn B Mk 2 G-ACEN 4 EFTS RAF 1 Osgodby, 2 miles East of Selby, North Yorkshire w/o
26 Dec 1940 Dewoitine D.510C 5302 ROC Air Force - 3rd Aviation Group 1 Chengdu, Sichuan Province w/o
26 Dec 1940 airplane 1 Tucuman w/o
26 Dec 1940 Junkers 271 ROC Air Force 3 Qionglai County-Level City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province w/o
26 Dec 1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk I N1159 42 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea off Norway coast mis
26 Dec 1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk I L9813 42 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea off Norway coast mis
27 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV N3596 2 (C) OTU RAF 0 near Barmston, Yorkshire, England sub
27 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV T2223 21 Sqn RAF 2 nr the Rielsebaan road, Gilze, nr Gilze-Rijen airfield, Noord-Brabant. w/o
27 Dec 1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk I N1118 22 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea 15 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland w/o
27 Dec 1940 Curtiss Mohawk Mk IV AR673 Takoradi Flt RAF 1 Gulf of Guinea, half-a-mile from shore, off Takoradi w/o
27 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I N2458 32 Sqn RAF 1 near Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England w/o
27 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P2575 312 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Speke, Lancashire, England. min
28 Dec 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4650 54 Sqn RAF 0 Red Hall Farm near Kirklevington, North Yorkshire, England w/o
28 Dec 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4276 54 Sqn RAF 0 Town End Farm, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire, England w/o
28 Dec 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V T4293 77 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England w/o
28 Dec 1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 4009 Luftwaffe Bergen Airfield, Noord-Holland w/o
28 Dec 1940 Mitsubishi MC-20-1 J-BGON Greater Japan Airways (DNKKK) 13 off Chiba province w/o
28 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3899 96 Sqn RAF 1 sea off the Fylde coast near RAF Squires Gate, Lancashire, England w/o
28 Dec 1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk I N1162 42 Sqn RAF 4 Missing - North Sea mis
29 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I K7104 30 Sqn RAF Sea off Valona w/o
29 Dec 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1045 9 FPP ATA 0 RAF Squires Gate, Lancashire, England w/o
29 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Royal Hellenic Air Force 3 Vlore w/o
29 Dec 1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk II P1071 RAF College 1 RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England w/o
29 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I ? 85 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Gravesend, Kent, England min
29 Dec 1940 Westland Whirlwind Mk I P6975/P6978 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF 2 believed in Foxtor Mires, Dartmoor, Devon w/o
29 Dec 1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I X3141 50 Sqn RAF 3 Lanester, Malachappe, Morbihan department in Brittany w/o
29 Dec 1940 Junkers Ju 88A-1 9K+LR 7./KG 51 Luftwaffe 1 Echarcon w/o
29 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I W9123 1 FPP ATA 0 One mile SSW of Maesteg, Llynfi Valley, Bridgend w/o
29 Dec 1940 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I N1806 141 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Gravesend, Kent, England w/o
29 Dec 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk Ic T2465 115 Sqn RAF 6 Bochum-Langendreer, Nordrhein-Westfalen w/o
29 Dec 1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth T7019 3 EFTS RAF 1 near RAF Watchfield, Oxfordshire w/o
30 Dec 1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC R3211 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF 0 Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland w/o
30 Dec 1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk II R6226 3 SFTS RNZAF 2 Near Ashhurst, Manawatu 2 w/o
30 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim B 252 Royal Hellenic Air Force 3 w/o
30 Dec 1940 CANT Z.506B 190a Squadriglia, 86° Gruppo, Regia Aeronautica 5 Ionian Sea, off Preveza w/o
30 Dec 1940 Junkers Ju-52/3m XX Eurasia 0 Chengtu (Chengdu) Airfield w/o
31 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1540 211 Sqn RAF 3 Mavrovë, Vlorë County about 7 miles SE of Vlorë, Shushicë River Valley w/o
31 Dec 1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3267 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 1 Risby Park near Beverley, East Yorkshire, England w/o
31 Dec 1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7550 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF 1 Quixwood Farm, Grantshouse, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland w/o
31 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3897 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF 3 De Moer, Noord-Brabant w/o
31 Dec 1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K6142 3 Sqn RAAF 0 RAF Gerawla w/o
31 Dec 1940 De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth K4272 14 EFTS RAF 2 RAF Hockley Heath ALG, Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England w/o
31 Dec 1940 Avro 594 Avian II ZS-AAC Eric Stanbridge 0 Aasvoëlkop, near Piketberg, Bergrivier, Western Cape w/o
31 Dec 1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV T2328 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF 3 Missing - North Sea w/o
xx Dec 1940 Fiat G.18 I-ETRA Nucleo Comunicazioni Avio Linee 0 w/o
unk. date 1940 Fieseler Fi 156C Storch BI+HA Luftwaffe Frankfurt w/o
unk. date 1940 Klemm Kl.35 PF+LB Luftwaffe w/o
unk. date 1940 Short Sunderland Mk 1 201 Sqn RAF 2 North Sea, 27 miles off Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire w/o
unk. date 1940 Avro 638 Club Cadet G-ACAY Southend Flying Club Ltd 0 Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England w/o
unk. date 1940 Amiot 143 125 Armée de l'Air Sétif w/o

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