Bristol 142 Blenheim

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N3568

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Great Massingham - Great Massingham

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The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1119LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed in the estuary of the Schelde off Vlissingen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Hugh Frederick Thomson, pilot,
P/O Alasdair Charles MacPherson, observer,
F/Sgt Leonard Charles Williams, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Ostend: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1941

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Z7498

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Manston - Great Massingham

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The airplane departed Manston at 1119LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Ostend. The pilot was killed and two other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Cullen Eric Powell, pilot, †
Sgt Henry Emmanuel Hunt,
Sgt Michael Roberts.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6513

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1243LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Bell,
Sgt Ernest George Martin,
Sgt John Tague.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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L9240

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Norwich - Norwich

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1300LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Clifford Brewer,
Sgt Harold Dunnington Cue,
Sgt John Mackinson Jarrell.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6266

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea some 180 km north of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Brown,
Sgt Rowland Haley,
Sgt George Raymond Menish.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6439

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea some 180 km north of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Sidney Campbell,
Sgt Robert Gordon McRobert,
Sgt Stanley Richard Bowman Severn.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6322

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Peter Gerald Shillitoe, pilot,
Sgt Phiilip James Walder, observer,
P/O Esmond Clive Elder, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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R3803

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1243LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Stocks, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Goddard Lee, observer,
P/O Eric Sidney Hale, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6176

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