Bristol 142 Blenheim | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Long Kesh when the airplane crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt F. Emmett, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Catfoss: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L1149

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Catfoss - Catfoss

MSN:

8432

YOM:

1938

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Catfoss. Upon takeoff, the starboard engine failed and the airplane crashed near the boundary fence. A crewman was killed and the second one died the next day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
W/O Charles Douglas Mace, pilot instructor,
Sgt Thomas Woodward, pilot.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L9337

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Aberdeen - Aberdeen

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on an anti-shipping operation off the Norwegian coast. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Garfield Mackay, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Edward Hedefine, navigator,
F/Sgt William John Pearce, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Terschelling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941 at 2350 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

Z5959

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Passing off the Dutch coast, it crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William John Sipprell, pilot,
Sgt Amos Thomas Hall, observer,
Sgt Harry Robert Davies, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

T1887

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when it crash landed due to hydraulic failure near the airfield. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt C. C. A. Fuchs, pilot.

Probable cause:

Hydraulic failure.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Gibraltar

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

T1853

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane crashed for unknown reasons at Gibraltar Airport. A crew was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt McRae,
F/Lt Horton,
F/Sgt Howe.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVC into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

Z6144

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Aberdeen - Aberdeen

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport at 0539LT on an operation to the Faroe Islands. It was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Hans Walter Van Panhuys, pilot,
Sgt Laurence Geoffrey Hillier, observer,
Sgt Harold Alexander Cook, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in East Leake: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1941 at 1715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

Z5947

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Upwood - Upwood

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a training sortie when the airplane went out of control and crashed in East Leake. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles William Bush, pilot,
P/O Arthur Thomas Sims, observer,
Sgt Edward John Bush, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Bressay Island

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941 at 1505 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

Z6339

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

In unclear circumstances, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered T1946. From a height of about 300 feet, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed on Bressay Island. All three crew members on board T1946 were killed while both crewmen on board Z6339 were injured.
Crew:
P/O Inglis,
Cpl H. E. Holmes.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Bressay Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941 at 1505 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

T1946

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Aberdeen - Aberdeen

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

In unclear circumstances, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered Z6339. From a height of about 300 feet, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed on Bressay Island. All three crew members on board T1946 were killed while both crewmen on board Z6339 were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Frederick Leighton, pilot,
AC2 Thomas Clapperton,
AC1 Thomas Alexander Gray.