Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P4905

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9387

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a mission over Maastricht. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Bettincourt. A crewman was killed and two others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Henry Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Vincent George Lovelock Luter, observer,
LAC William E. Palmer, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Breendonk

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0935 LT

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L8748

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The aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed in Breendonk. All three crew members survived, among them one was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O R. C. Rotheram, pilot,
Sgt R. Brown, observer,
LAC C. Edward Coote, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Voroux-Goreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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P4914

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9396

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham on a mission to Maastricht. While approaching Liège-Bierset Airport, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Voroux-Goreux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Osborne H. Keedwell, pilot,
Sgt Leonard J. Merritt, observer,
AC2 Leslie A. Berridge, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Voroux-Goreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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L8733

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The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham on a mission to Maastricht. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Voroux-Goreux, near the Liège Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Stanley George Thornton, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Mellership, observer,
AC2 John Richard Mayor, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Gellick: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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P6914

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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9439

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Gellick. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Ronald Hall, pilot,
Sgt Edward R. Perrin, observer,
LAC Patrick J. McDonnell, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Munsterbilzen: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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P6911

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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9436

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Munsterbilzen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert E. Oakley, pilot,
Sgt Douglas John Avent, observer,
LAC Denis V. Woods, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Beverst: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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L8849

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Beverst, Belgium. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Peter Norman Douglass, pilot, †
Sgt Wilfred Owen Shortland, observer, †
Sgt W. E. M. Davies, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Borgharen: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0915 LT

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L8847

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Borgharen, north of Maastricht. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Thomas G. Bassett, pilot,
Sgt Neville C. Middlemass, observer,
LAC William T. Cavanagh, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Diepenbeek: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0902 LT

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P6912

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