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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Wattisham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9297
YOM:
1939
Location:
Wattisham AFB
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local low-level training exercice out from RAF Wattisham. In flight, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a pasture located in Barking Tye, two miles east of the airbase. A crew member was seriously injured and the second was killed.
Crew:
P/O Philip Samuel Goulder, pilot,
Sgt Victor Brunsden Thorne, observer. †

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

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1939 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6150
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9250
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1110LT on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching Heligoland Island, the aircraft collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered N6145 and also carrying three crew members. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All six crew members in both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt R. E. Mills, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William Doodey, observer,
AC1 Gilbert John Johnson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1939 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6145
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9245
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1110LT on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching Heligoland Island, the aircraft collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered N6150 and also carrying three crew members. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All six crew members in both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
P/O Boyd Alan Martyr, pilot,
Sgt Gerald Harold Boutall Taylor, observer,
AC2 David William Barker, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Petersfield

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8862
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down
Location:
Petersfield
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a local test flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Petersfield and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt C. W. K. Nicholls,
S/Ldr A. E. Groom.
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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Church Fenton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8731
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Location:
Church Fenton AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Church Fenton, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. It impacted trees located 700 yards past the runway end, stalled and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Desmond Charles Reid Carter, pilot,
LAC Geoffrey George James Lovegrove, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
The crew raised the flaps prematurely during initial climb, causing the airplane to stall.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Mt Ben Inner: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P4848
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Perth – Saint Athan
MSN:
9363
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Ben Inner
Dumfries and Galloway
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Perth to RAF Saint Athan, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Ben Inner located near Carsphairn. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Norman Masters Eyres, pilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Wuppertal

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1939 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1325
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Metz - Metz
MSN:
8608
YOM:
1938
Location:
Wuppertal
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Metz at 1145LT on a reconnaissance mission over the Siegfried Line. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew was able to make an emergency landing in a field and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O H. R. Bewlay,
Sgt S. McIntyre,
AC1 T. P. Adderley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Sankt Johann: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1145
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Metz - Metz
MSN:
8428
YOM:
1938
Location:
Sankt Johann
Rhineland-Palatinate
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Metz at 1030LT on a reconnaissance mission over the Siegfried Line. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Donald Morton, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Storr, pilot,
AC1 Frederick Albert Twinning, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7061
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
8014
YOM:
1937
Location:
Wyton AFB
Huntingdonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was taxiing at RAF Wyton when it collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered N6144 that just landed. Both aircraft exploded and were destroyed. Both pilots in both aircraft were injured.
Crew:
S/Ldr E. A. Springall.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6144
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9244
YOM:
1939
Location:
Wyton AFB
Huntingdonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local solo training flight. After landing at RAF Wyton, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered K7051 that was taxiing for takeoff. Both aircraft exploded and were destroyed. Both pilots in both aircraft were injured.
Crew:
Sgt N. S. Brady.
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