Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L6647

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Aden - Aden

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For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Wadi Sanam. They all survived but were later killed by tribesmen.
Crew:
P/O Mervyn Osmond Howell, pilot,
P/O Richard John Melville-Townsend, observer,
AC1 Alan Usherwood Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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L1350

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Yes

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Upwood - Upwood

MSN:

8633

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1938

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The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Upwood. He attempted to land on a single engine configuration but the aircraft overshot and crashed. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
P/O John Harold Tearl Palmer.

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

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1939 at 2345 LT

Type of aircraft:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Registration:

L6685

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Hornchurch - Hornchurch

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The pilot departed RAF Hornchurch on a patrol mission. After takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 200 feet, the right engine failed. The aircraft lost height, clipped trees and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert Anthony Vickers.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ludgershall: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1939 at 1900 LT

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Registration:

L1275

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Bicester - Bicester

MSN:

8558

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1938

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The pilot departed RAF Bicester on a night solo training exercice. En route, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Glebe Farm near Ludgershall. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Charles Harvey Jacobs.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Waregem

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Registration:

L1148

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Rosieres-en-Santerre - Rosieres-en-Santerre

MSN:

8431

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1938

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While on a reconnaissance mission, the crew became lost and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in Waregem. All three occupants were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt A. W. Gillmore, pilot,
Sgt B. R. Turnnidge, observer,
AC1 T. J. Jervis, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1939 at 1615 LT

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Registration:

L1246

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

8529

YOM:

1938

Location:

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges

Val-de-Marne

Country:

France

Region:

Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Orly Airport, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It lost height and crashed into the Seine in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley John Farmer, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick Samuel Bowden, observer,
LAC Ivor Robert William Partlow, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upper Heyford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1939 at 1455 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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N6226

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Alconbury - Upper Heyford

MSN:

9323

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1939

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The airplane was returning to RAF Upper Heyford following a bombing practice. After landing, the airplane rolled for about 50 yards when the 'hung up' bomb fell and exploded. A crew was killed and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
P/O Philip Ellard Dundee, pilot,
Sgt P. N. Davidson,
Cpl Francis James Wilson Moores, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Bomb explosion shortly after touchdown.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Tangmere: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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L1127

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Tangmere - Tangmere

MSN:

8410

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1938

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The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Tangmere. On final approach in poor weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Monroe-Hinds, pilot,
P/O Hugh Kendrick Arthur Drummond,
P/O Martin Victor Dugdale.

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

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1939 at 1130 LT

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Registration:

L1286

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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