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On 19 June 1944, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress F "Idiot's Delight" (serial: 42-30301) was hit by Flak from Alderney and ditched in the sea. [40] On 20 June 1944, a Heinkel He 111 crashed in flames at Samarès Jersey. [5] On 21 June 1944 a German bomber was hit by flak from a St Peter Port flak ship and crashed, the crew of 5 all died.
Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in the Channel Islands" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Channel Islands: Capture prisoners [18] attack airfield Only 40 landed, the raid was a failure due to a series of mishaps, poor fortune and the haste with which it was planned and implemented. It resulted in no immediate military gains. [20] 3 4 March 1941 Operation Claymore: No. 3 Commando No. 4 Commando: 800 men: Lofoten Islands Norway ...
The German occupation of the Channel Islands had begun on 30 June 1940 and on Monday 1 July, early morning mist curtailed operations by Luftflotte 2 and Luftflotte 3 but reconnaissance sorties by the Aufklärungsgruppen took place and two Dornier Do 215s were shot down by British ground defences.
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
Condor Ferries has been serving both of the largest Channel Islands for 60 years, but that could soon change after Jersey delayed its decision on which firm would run its ferry services from March.
The Alderney camps were camps built and operated by Nazi Germany on the island of Alderney during its World War II occupation of the Channel Islands. [1] Alderney had four forced/slave labour sites, including Lager Sylt , the only Nazi concentration camp on British soil during the wartime occupation.
A Hialeah man died Saturday night after the boat he was driving struck a channel marker in the Florida Keys. ... was driving a 26-foot Contender boat around 8 p.m. when it hit the navigational aid ...