Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L9242

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Flight Type:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Survivors:

Yes

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth to bomb the Stavanger-Sola Airport. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. A crew member bailed out and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/L K. C. Doran, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Henry John Batterick, observer, †
P/O Frederick Maurice Norman Searle. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1940

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Registration:

N6214

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

MSN:

9313

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on an anti-submarine mission to Ulvik. While attacking ships, the airplane crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilbert Priestley, pilot,
Sgt William Trevor Howells, observer,
LAC Robert Arthur Roberts, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Drigh Road

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

L6629

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Drigh Road - Drigh Road

Location:

Faisal AFB (Mehran NAS) (ex RAF Drigh Road) (Karachi)

Sindh (سنڌ سندھ)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

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The pilot was completing a local training mission at RAF Drigh Road. Upon landing, the undercarriage failed. The aircraft went out of control and crashed upside down. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940

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Registration:

L8750

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0120LT on a bombing mission over Stavanger. It is believed that it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O John Dawson Murphy, pilot,
Sgt George Christopher Durie, observer,
LAC Edward Lewis Weeks, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Aden

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

L1544

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Aden - Aden

MSN:

8827

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1939

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Crashed while approaching Aden-Khormaksar Airport at night. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1940

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

P4906

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Schedule:

Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

MSN:

9388

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on an operation over Stavanger-Sola Airport. The airplane failed to return and it is believed that it crashed into the North Sea, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Chivers, pilot,
Sgt William Michael Mullally, navigator,
AC2 Henry Greggan, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

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Registration:

N6185

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

MSN:

9284

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on an operation over Stavanger-Sola Airport. The airplane failed to return and it is believed that it crashed into the North Sea, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/O Trevor Victor Poltock, pilot,
Sgt David William Edmunds, observer,
AC1 Frederick Harwood, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

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Registration:

L9041

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on an operation over Stavanger-Sola Airport. The airplane failed to return and it is believed that it crashed into the North Sea, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/Lt Peter Ellis Warne, pilot,
Sgt Norman J. Griffin, observer,
LAC Anthony J. P. Golder, wireless operator and ai gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1940 at 1037 LT

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

L8752

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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