Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6240

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Watton - Watton

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Waalhaven (Rotterdam)

South Holland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1535LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport of Waalhaven. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Eric Singleton Bevan, pilot,
P/O Ralph Martin Slade, observer,
Sgt Leonard Richard Mynott, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941

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V5852

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 0515LT on an operation over the North Sea. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed off Ameland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Frank Culley, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Herbert Anderson,
Sgt Frank Elliott.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at Tengah AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941

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L8365

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Military

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While circling in the vicinity of Tengah AFB, the airplane stalled and crashed north of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Basil Geoffrey Haylock, pilot,
LAC James Kenneth Mark Windrum, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas Ford, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941

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V6253

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0625LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching Le Havre, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Brownlie Galt,
Sgt Christopher Frederick James Parslow,
Sgt Stanley Vardy, observer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941

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R3704

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0625LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching Le Havre, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frank Wilfred Turner, pilot,
P/O Roy Stewart Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Richard Thomas Stephens, observer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941 at 1545 LT

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Z6360

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a training flight to RAF Upwood. En route, the crew lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed near Chatteris. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald James Smith, pilot,
P/O Ronald Owen Boon, observer,
Sgt James Tinker, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off IJmuiden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941 at 1235 LT

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Z7487

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Great Massingham - Great Massingham

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The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1120LT on an anti-shipping operation. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off IJmuiden. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Arthur Frank Calvert Booth, pilot, †
F/Sgt Colin Gordon Goodfellow, †
Sgt Thomas Scott.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941

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V6524

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While on a training sortie, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Norman Hallam, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Hastings,
Sgt Wilfred Leonard Hiscock.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Dilsen-Stokkem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0105 LT

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