Bristol 142 Blenheim

Landing (descent or approach)

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K7048

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Training

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Upwood - Upwood

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8001

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1937

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The pilot was completing a solo training exercise at RAF Upwood. On final approach, the left engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
Sgt P. A. Paquet, pilot.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Messina: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1941 at 1555 LT

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Z7368

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack naval targets in the southern Italian waters. Flying over the Strait of Messina, it collided with a second Blenheim registered Z7644 and carrying three crew members. Following the collision, both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Frazer Apsley Harte, pilot,
P/O Charles Oscar Bloodworth, observer,
F/O Thomas Wewage-Smith, wireless operator,
Lt Ellis Edward Arthur Chetwynd Talbot.

Probable cause:

The exact circumstances of the collision remains unknown. It is possible that one or both airplanes were shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1941

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Z7644

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack naval targets in the southern Italian waters. Flying over the Strait of Messina, it collided with a second Blenheim registered Z7368 and carrying four crew members. Following the collision, both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Neville Whitford Walders, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Jones, observer,
Sgt William Karl Hunting, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

The exact circumstances of the collision remains unknown. It is possible that one or both airplanes were shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Tripoli

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1941 at 1430 LT

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V5821

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack the airfield of Zuara in Libya. Approaching the Libyan coast, it was shot down by an Italian fighter and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea some 96 km north of Tripoli. All three crew members found refuge in a dinghy and drifted till Djerba where they arrive six days later and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt D. E. A. Hamlyn, pilot,
Sgt C. A. Latter, observer,
Sgt D. Williams, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Long Kesh

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1941 at 1415 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Z7292

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Training

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Long Kesh - Long Kesh

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The pilot was completing a local training exercise at RAF Long Kesh when the airplane crashed upon landing. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/Sgt B. J. Faurat, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Aston Down: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

L1106

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Training

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Aston Down - Aston Down

MSN:

8389

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1938

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The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Aston Down. While on a night approach, the airplane was too low, collided with a wall and crashed short of runway, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Derrick Edward O'Flaherty, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Michel-en-Grève

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

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Z6163

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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Saint-Michel-en-Grève

Côtes-d'Armor

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in a beach at Saint-Michel-en-Grève. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Douglas Appleyard,
P/O Francis Reece,
Sgt William Henry Smyth.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Wadi Gazouza

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

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K7098

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Wadi Gazouza - Wadi Gazouza

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8051

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1937

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The airplane crashed upon takeoff after the undercarriage was damaged and got jammed. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Misrata: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1941

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Z9599

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