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

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1795
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Failed to return to base from a practice bombing exercise. Lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Gordon Mason,
Sgt Cyril Frank Matthews,
P/O Garfield Arthur Prosser.

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

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2047
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0915LT on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea while approaching the Dutch coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Montague Victor Berry,
Sgt Gordon Allan Kaye,
Sgt Francis Samuel Burnside Knox.

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

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1921
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0915LT on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea while approaching the Dutch coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Frederick Fordham,
P/O Theodore Buckland Grenon,
Sgt Ronald George Lehmann Morley.

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

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1755LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leslie Sheridon Clayton,
P/O Victor Eric George Phillips,
Sgt Arthur James Stiddard.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ismailia

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1498
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ismailia - Ismailia
MSN:
8781
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ismailia
Ismailia
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Ismailia Airport, the airplane overshot then stalled and crashed. All three crew members were injured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5935
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Location:
Church Fenton AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon takeoff from RAF Church Fenton for unknown reasons. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O R. H. Williamson,
Sgt Cross,
Sgt K. Williamson.

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

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1941 at 2008 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1900LT to attack the airfield of Den Helder-De Kooy in the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Wylie Baser,
Sgt Arthur William Simpson,
Sgt Cyril Ernest Triggs.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1941 at 2006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z5744
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1900LT to attack the airfield of Den Helder-De Kooy in the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alister Lees,
Sgt Charles Meredith,
Sgt Thomas Charles Osborne.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off RAF Fraserburgh: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6323
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Fraserburgh AFB
Aberdeenshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a local training mission with three crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the sea some 2,5 miles north of RAF Fraserburgh, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric William Ashwood,
Sgt William Roy Meaker,
Sgt Philip Richard Sutton.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Saint-Brieuc: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2220
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Saint-Brieuc
Côtes-d'Armor
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching the French coast on an anti-shipping mission when it crashed into the sea off Saint-Brieuc. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Donald Kerr, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Percival Tom Fletcher,
Sgt Jack Hine.
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