Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7483

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1155LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea some 15 km west-southwest of Den Helder. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Hamilton,
Sgt Alex Stanley Oman,
Sgt Thomas Parkinson.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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Z7277

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1053LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea of the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Ronald James Dick,
P/O Kenneth Charles Judd,
P/O William Frederick Race.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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V6435

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1053LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea of the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Omer Wilbur John Bishop,
Sgt Michael Christopher Hind,
F/Lt Harold Raymond Shuttleworth.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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R3767

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Plain, Valley

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1022LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed on the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Bonnett,
Sgt Reginald James Greenough,
Sgt Alfred Albert Matthews.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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T2165

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1032LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Francis Alfred George Lascelles, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Ordway, observer,
F/Sgt Cecil Pollock Weir, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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Z7682

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed Luqa Airport at 1130LT on an anti-shipping operation with a second similar aircraft. It crashed in unclear circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald John Scott, pilot,
Sgt Walter Brendan Healy, observer,
Sgt Stuart George Bastin, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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L8788

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The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 1030LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off IJmuiden. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Basil Douglas Davies,
P/O George Bannatyne Dunn,
P/O John Reginald Arthur Jones.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF Church Fenton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941 at 2310 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L6603

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Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Church Fenton - Church Fenton

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The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton in the evening for a local solo training exercise. During flight, one of the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing but was forced to go around. On the second attempt to land, the airplane crashed on a gun post and came to rest against a parked Blenheim, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O John Leigh O'Kell, pilot.

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Engine failure apparently caused by the airscrew and reduction gear that came adrift.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1941 at 1305 LT

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