Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L8867

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney to search for enemy shipping off Denmark. En route, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the North Sea some 180 km west of Amrun, Schleswig-Holstein. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Glyn Harries, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Henry Kelleway, observer,
LAC Eric Lionel Wolverson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Ipswich

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1940 at 1015 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

N6242

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Ipswich - Ipswich

MSN:

9339

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1939

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The pilot was completing a local training flight at Ipswich Aerodrome. On final approach in gusty winds, he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt G. W. Forster.

Probable cause:

The airplane stalled on approach due to an insufficient speed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Watton

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1940 at 0906 LT

Type of aircraft:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Registration:

P6887

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Watton - Watton

MSN:

9412

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1939

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During initial climb out from RAF Watton, the airplane impacted a tree located past the runway end, stalled and crashed, one minute after takeoff. All three crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
S/L G. A. M. Pryde,
Sgt Jennings,
AC1 O'Connor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Bicester

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1940 at 2115 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P6929

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Bicester - Bicester

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9454

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1940

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Undershot and crashed into the bomb-dump during a night landing at RAF Bicester. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. R. Hale +2.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Ipswich

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1940 at 1540 LT

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L8753

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The airplane departed Ipswich at 1535 on a local training mission. Five minutes later, it crashed on the banks of the River Orwell. Two crew members were injured and a third was unhurt.
Crew:
F/O J. K. Buchanan,
Sgt G. Lumsden,
LAC B. Gray.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Blåvands Huk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1940

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Registration:

L8747

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The crew departed RAF Wattisham in order to obtain photographs from the recent bombing of Hörnum on the island of Sylt. In unclear circumstances, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvands Huk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David William Gibb Nichols, pilot,
Sgt George Herbert Stiles, observer,
LAC Jack Brian Roberts, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF North Weald: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1940

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L1212

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Takeoff (climb)

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North Weald - North Weald

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8495

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1938

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF North Weald, the pilot initiated a turn at low speed when the airplane stalled and crashed. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.
Crew:
P/O Peter Darrell Walter Brierley, pilot,
P/O A. T. Sword-Daniels, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The aircraft stalled due to a too low speed during the initial turn.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Oakley

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1940 at 2025 LT

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Registration:

N6200

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9299

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1939

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Following a reconnaissance mission over Heligoland, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Wattisham. En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane landed in an open field located in Oakley and came to rest upside down. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O J. K. Buchanan,
Sgt Patterson,
AC2 Greenwood.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I on Mt Foel Wen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1940

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L4873

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