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5203 occurrences in the ASN safety database; showing occurrence 3101 - 3200

acc. date type reg. operator fat. location   dmg    
26-JUL-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P1321 50 Sqn RAF 4 Happisburgh Beach, near Cromer, Norfolk w/o
26-JUL-1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1 0060 US Navy 1 W of City Field, Pensacola, FL w/o
26-JUL-1940 Stearman NS-1 9697 US Navy 0 1 mi E of Olive, FL w/o
26-JUL-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia P9392 212 Sqn RAF 1 Oberlethe near Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Northern Germany. w/o
26-JUL-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4139 50 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Finningley, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire sub
26-JUL-1940 Blackburn Skua II L2906 801 Sqn FAA RN 2 North sea off Haugaland, Rogaland County, w/o
26-JUL-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9815 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 0 Piddlehinton, Dorset, England w/o
26-JUL-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4094 83 Sqn RAF 3 Near Fluren, 4 km NW of Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen w/o
26-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9469 15 Sqn RAF 3 Boschplaat nature reserve, Terschelling, Friesland w/o
27-JUL-1940 Taylorcraft J-2 Cub CR-AAH Clube Aeronáutico Desportivo de Lourenço Marques 1 Carreira de Tiro w/o
27-JUL-1940 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V N1377 102 Sqn RAF 0 Spijkenisse (De Nieuwe Uitslag van Putten polder), Zuid-Holland w/o
27-JUL-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3287 92 (East India) Sqn RAF 0 2 miles south east of Chudleigh, near Exeter, England w/o
27-JUL-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3023 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF 1 English Channel off Weymouth, Dorset, England mis
27-JUL-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P1180 16 OTU RAF 1 Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, 4 miles SE of Banbury w/o
28-JUL-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9970 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Digby, Scopwick Heath, Lincolnshire, England sub
28-JUL-1940 Junkers Ju 88 A-1 3054 9./KG4 Luftwaffe 0 Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland w/o
28-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L4869 17 OTU RAF 0 near Whitchurch, 5 miles NNW of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England w/o
28-JUL-1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth N9450 13 EFTS RAF 2 Shiplake, 2 miles South of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire w/o
28-JUL-1940 de Havilland DH.60G III Moth Major VR-SAZ Penang Flying Club 0 Sea off Batu Maung Point, near Penang, Straits Settlement w/o
28-JUL-1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L5584 142 Sqn RAF 3 Missing (Failed To Return: Target Brussels) mis
29-JUL-1940 WACO UIC-4 SE-AFF Nordisk Aerotjänst, opf Swedish Navy 4 Häradskär, 69 km SE Norrköping (Östergötland) w/o
29-JUL-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Luftwaffe Franeker, Friesland w/o
29-JUL-1940 Heinkel He 111 Luftwaffe North Sea, off Haamstede, Zeeland w/o
29-JUL-1940 Heinkel He 111 Luftwaffe North Sea off Den Haag, Zuid-Holland w/o
29-JUL-1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk I K7895 112 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Sidi Barrani w/o
29-JUL-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Stab.I./JG 51 Luftwaffe 1 Near Audembert-Wissant w/o
29-JUL-1940 Junkers Ju 88 A-1 5J+ER 7./KG 4 Luftwaffe 4 Great Barton, outside Bury St. Edmunds w/o
29-JUL-1940 Heinkel He 111P 8./KG 55 Luftwaffe 0 Fullers Lane, East Woodhay, SW of Newbury, Berkshire, England w/o
29-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3619 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF 1 De Waard Farm, Cocksdorp, Texel, Noord-Holland w/o
29-JUL-1940 Heinkel He 111 H-2 2./KG 53 Luftwaffe 5 North Sea 20 miles off Lowestoft, Suffolk, England w/o
29-JUL-1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 K8425 TTU RAF 1 sea off Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde, 5 miles off Troon, Scotland w/o
29-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L4817 11 Sqn RAF 3 Assab w/o
29-JUL-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3217 302 (Poznanski) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England sub
29-JUL-1940 Avro Tutor Mk I K3287 CFS RAF 2 Chilmark, Wiltshire w/o
30-JUL-1940 Vickers Wellington DWI L4235 3 GRU RAF 0 Ismailia w/o
30-JUL-1940 Ryan PT-20 40-2404 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Kearney Mesa, San Diego, CA w/o
30-JUL-1940 Junkers Ju 86K (B3A) 166 Swedish Air Force 6 Lärbro, 1,8 km NNO Hangvars k:a (Gotland) w/o
30-JUL-1940 Piper J-3C Cub NC…. Collegiate Flying Club 1 Near Detroit City Airport, MI w/o
30-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1109 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England w/o
30-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3764 15 Sqn RAF 2 Schelde near Breskens, Zeeland w/o
30-JUL-1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 L2759 812 Sqn FAA RN 2 south of RAF North Coates, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England w/o
30-JUL-1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 P4161 812 Sqn FAA RN 2 south of RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England, w/o
30-JUL-1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk I L4473 1 (C) OTU RAF 0 RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland, England w/o
30-JUL-1940 de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth AV983 8 AACU RAF 0 Houndstone Camp, Western Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset w/o
30-JUL-1940 De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth R5189 22 EFTS RAF 0 Station Yard, Baldock Railway Station, Baldock, Hertfordshire w/o
30-JUL-1940 Airspeed Oxford Mk II P8924 2 FTS RAF 0 RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire w/o
31-JUL-1940 Grumman OA-9 Goose (G-21) 38-571 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) Rio Hato Field, CZ w/o
31-JUL-1940 Boeing P-26A Peashooter 33-137 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 15 mi W of Chepo River, PAN w/o
31-JUL-1940 Douglas B-18 Bolo 36-319 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 0 3 mi W of San Carlos, Panama w/o
31-JUL-1940 Fiat BR.20 MM21408 Regia Aeronautica 4 Cella di Noceto PR w/o
31-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L1408 25 Sqn RAF 3+3 Bristol Channel, off Worm's Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales w/o
31-JUL-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3206 151 Sqn RAF 0 RAF North Weald, Essex, England min
31-JUL-1940 Hawker Hart (B4A) 716 Swedish Air Force 0 F6 bombmål, Rissnäset, NNO Karlsborg, Vättern (Västergötland) w/o
31-JUL-1940 Laird LC-1B200 NC562E Private 0 Near Benoit, MS w/o
31-JUL-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P3646 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn RAF 0 Lydden Marsh, near Canterbury, Kent, England w/o
31-JUL-1940 Miles Magister Mk I N3811 16 EFTS RAF 0 Darley Dale, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire w/o
31-JUL-1940 de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide G-ADAI 7 AACU RAF 0 RAF Shawbury, Shropshire w/o
31-JUL-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IF L6722 29 Sqn RAF 3+3 Bristol Channel, off Worm's Head, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Wales w/o
  -JUL-1940 Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor CF-AZB White Pass Airways 0 Whitehorse, BC w/o
01-AUG-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk I P8809 310 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. min
01-AUG-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I P9461 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland w/o
01-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8406 8 Sqn RAF 0 Chinele w/o
01-AUG-1940 Heinkel He 115C 3239 Luftwaffe Buiten-IJ, Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland w/o
01-AUG-1940 Vickers Vildebeest K6408 22 Sqn RAF 1 Off Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight w/o
01-AUG-1940 Piper J-2 Cub NC…. Private 0 Mac, KY w/o
01-AUG-1940 Boeing F4B-4 A-9039 US Navy 0 Over Corry Field, FL w/o
01-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1308 5 OTU RAF 1 RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire, England w/o
01-AUG-1940 Handley Page HP.42E AS983 RAF Donibristle RAF Station, Scotland sub
01-AUG-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P4383 50 Sqn RAF 4 North Sea, 50 km East of Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire mis
01-AUG-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9829 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England min
01-AUG-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9879 PRU RAF 1 near Crewekerne, Somerset, England w/o
01-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV R3898 114 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF 3 'Kraaijestein' near Haamstede, Zeeland w/o
01-AUG-1940 Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 P3155 145 Sqn RAF 1 English Channel, 10 miles south of Hastings, East Sussex, w/o
01-AUG-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I P2073 RAF 0 RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, England min
01-AUG-1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L5568 12 Sqn RAF 3 Robinsons Farm, Anderby Creek, near Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire w/o
01-AUG-1940 Handley Page Hampden Mk I L4085 44 Sqn RAF 2 Cardigan Bay, Off Aberystwyth, Ceredigion w/o
02-AUG-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia R6895 54 Sqn RAF 0 RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England sub
02-AUG-1940 Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7314 220 Sqn RAF 3 Thornton Grange Farm, Maltby, North Yorkshire, England w/o
02-AUG-1940 Dornier Do 17 Z-10 5./NJG 1 Luftwaffe 0 Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland sub
02-AUG-1940 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Luftwaffe 1 Jelsum, Friesland w/o
02-AUG-1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-1 0032 US Navy 1 2 mi W of Corry Field, Pensacola, FL w/o
02-AUG-1940 Travel Air 4000 NC… Private 1 Near Tallulah, LA w/o
02-AUG-1940 Vickers Valentia 269 South African AF 8 150 km NE of Dodoma w/o
02-AUG-1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 P4273 810 Sqn FAA RN 3 60 miles southwest of Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea w/o
02-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV N3587 59 Sqn RAF 3 Le Havre w/o
02-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9422 18 Sqn RAF 3 near 'De Schouwse Boer', Haamstede, Zeeland w/o
02-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8692 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, England w/o
02-AUG-1940 Arado Ar 196 A-2 1./B.Fl.Gr.196 Luftwaffe 0 Buiten-IJ, Schellingwoude, Noord-Holland w/o
02-AUG-1940 Supermarine Spitfire Mk I R6799 65 (East India) Sqn RAF 1 Near RAF Rochford, Essex, England w/o
02-AUG-1940 de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide X9449 7 AACU RAF 0 Llanrhaiadr-ym-Mochnant, Denbighshire, North Wales w/o
02-AUG-1940 Fairey Swordfish Mk 1 P4127 820 Sqn FAA RN 0 Elmas Airfield, Cagliari, Sardinia, sub
02-AUG-1940 Fairey Battle Mk I L4971 12 OTU RAF 1 Ewelme, 2.5 miles NE of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England w/o
03-AUG-1940 North American BT-9C 38-224 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 3 mi N of Acton, IL w/o
03-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L9239 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF 3 forest at Nacqueville. w/o
03-AUG-1940 Vickers Wellington Mk IC R3202 115 Sqn RAF 6 Waddenzee near Rottumeroog, Groningen prv w/o
03-AUG-1940 Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L8846 17 OTU RAF 0 RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England w/o
03-AUG-1940 Heinkel He 111H-3 1H+AC Stab II./KG 26 Luftwaffe 0 15 miles east of Redcar, North Yorkshire w/o
03-AUG-1940 Fairey Battle Mk III L5110 253 Sqn RAF 0 Tanfield, NW of Causey Arch, near Stanley, County Durham w/o
04-AUG-1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk II L8009 80 Sqn RAF 0 Near Bir Taieb w/o
04-AUG-1940 Gloster Gladiator Mk II L8010 80 Sqn RAF 0 Near El Adem sub

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