Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7309

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1305LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by the German Flak then by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Gordon Clement Beatson,
Sgt James Bradshaw,
P/O Haydn Jones.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 1506 LT

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V5888

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1305LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 15 km northwest of Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Wilson Bradley, pilot,
P/O Raymond Herbert Batten, observer,
Sgt Eric Douglas Kennedy, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 1000 LT

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V6013

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Upwood - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. It crashed for unknown reasons at Wetmoor Farm in Gayton, about six miles northeast of Stafford. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harold William Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Frank Raymond Bayliss, observer,
Sgt John Alexander Hendley, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941

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V6421

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Attlebridge - Attlebridge

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1410LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Whybrow Andrews,
P/O Arthur Edward Day,
P/O Jack Rollinson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1941

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Z7704

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Desert

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa on an operation over the coast of North Africa. While attacking a target, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located 20 miles east of Saurga. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Taylor Shaver, pilot,
Sgt Arnold Stanier, observer,
Sgt Gordon Louis Wincott, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Grafton Underwood: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1941 at 1005 LT

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V6004

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Training

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Upwood - Upwood

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Grafton Underwood AFB

Northamptonshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot lost control of the airplane that lost height and crashed nearby RAF Grafton Underwood. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Desmond Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Allan Ian Wilson Fairbairn, wireless operator.

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It is believed that the pilot failed to follow the procedure while changing the fuel selector, causing an engine to stop.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Chelveston

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941 at 1830 LT

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L1305

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Training

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Yes

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Upwood - Upwood

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8588

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1938

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The pilot departed RAF Upwood on a formation training exercise. When the leader ordered the pilot the formation to break, the pilot became disoriented and attempted a forced landing at the partially built airfield of Chelveston. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. S. Trigg, pilot.

Probable cause:

Pilot got disoriented after leaving the formation.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Katwijk aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941 at 1535 LT

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V5634

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1330LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Harold Richardson, pilot,
F/Sgt Alec John Park, observer,
F/Sgt George Charles Percival Haines, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Katwijk aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941 at 1533 LT

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V6146

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