Bristol 142 Blenheim

Landing (descent or approach)

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P6888

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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9413

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1939

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Crashed upon landing at RAF Bircham Newton. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.
Crew:
P/O L. M. Blanckensee.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Whittlesey

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1939

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L4884

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Upwood - Upwood

MSN:

8899

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1939

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At dusk, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Upwood but became lost. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in Whittlesey, about 13 km north of the airbase. After landing, the aircraft hit a dyke and came to rest upside down. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt L. Charnock,
AC1 J. Harking.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Stony Stratford

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1939

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L8868

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Bicester - Bicester

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The crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Stony Stratford. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.
Crew:
P/O T. C. McGillivray,
Sgt E. Evans.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF Leuchars: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1939 at 1035 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L8691

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Military

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Turnhouse – Leuchars

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On approach to RAF Leuchars, while descending in clouds, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Michael Williams, pilot,
P/O Horace George Yelland, pilot,
AC2 Leonard Dale, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 John Cooper Hunt, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF North Weald: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939

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L6601

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Takeoff (climb)

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North Weald - North Weald

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Following a night takeoff from RAF North Weald, while in initial climb, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Epping, about 4 km southwest of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Philip Clifton Wheeler,
LAC Vernon Henry Oliver.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Stockwith: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939

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L1452

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Digby - Digby

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8735

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Digby on a night anti-aircraft searchlight co-operation sortie. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Owlet Plantation, in Stockwith. A crew survived after he bailed out while two other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Percy Don Walker, pilot, †
AC2 Benjamin France, observer, †
LAC Chrystall, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF Catterick

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1939

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L8686

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Catterick - Catterick

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Catterick. On short final, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and landed hard before coming to rest. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
P/O Henry Ferdinand Auger, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on short final.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Rosières-en-Santerre: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1939

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L1129

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Flight

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