Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P4861

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Westonzoyland - Westonzoyland

MSN:

9376

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1939

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Westonzoyland, the airplane suffered a double engine failure. It stalled, crashed, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. C. D. McKenzie.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure after liftoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Trang

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L1339

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Military

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8622

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1938

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After landing at Trang Airport, the airplane went out of control and the undercarriage ripped off. All four crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Bristol

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L6678

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Test

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Bristol - Bristol

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Bristol-Filton Airport. Both crewmen were uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ismailia

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

K7093

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Training

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Ismailia - Ismailia

MSN:

8046

YOM:

1937

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Ismailia

Country:

Egypt

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Africa

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight. On approach, he forgot to lower the landing gear so the aircraft landed on its belly. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Belly landing after the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Cleeve: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1939

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Registration:

P4853

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Netheravon - Netheravon

MSN:

9368

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1939

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Netheravon on a training mission. En route, it went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in Cleeve, Somerset. All three crew members were seriously injured. The pilot died from his injuries at 2030LT that same evening and another crew died the next day.
Crew:
Sgt J. MacLaughlin, pilot, †
AC1 George Henry Butler, †
AC1 R. P. A. Dougan,
AC1 J. Dormon.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Chabahar

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1939

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L8527

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Sistan and Baluchestan

Country:

Iran

Region:

Asia

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The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed and collided with a hedge. Both crew members evacuated safely.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Wilhelmshaven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1939

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N6240

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Wattisham - Wattisham

MSN:

9337

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Wattisham at 1600LT on a raid over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Stanley Prince, pilot, †
Sgt George Franklin Booth,
AC2 Laurence Joseph Slattery.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1939

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Registration:

N6189

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Wattisham - Wattisham

MSN:

9288

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Wattisham at 1600LT on a raid over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Owen Lobb Dunkirk Howells, pilot,
F/O Herbert Brian Lightoller, pilot,
AC1 Ernest William Lyon, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1939

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