Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7286

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Wattisham. Upon takeoff, his airplane collided with a second Blenheim registered Z7287 and also engaged in a local training flight with three crew members on board. Both airplanes were destroyed and the pilot was killed. The crew of the second aircraft were injured.
Crew:
P/O David Edward Somerville Hawkins, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941

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V5860

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The airplane departed Luqa Airport on an anti-shipping operation in the Mediterranean Sea. While attacking a ship, the airplane was hit by the explosion and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Neville Ernest Wetherell Pepper, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Eric Hyde, observer, †
Sgt Leslie Pickford, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Fuka

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941

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L8362

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The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff and crashed. All three crew members were rescued.

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Engine failure upon takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1941

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L9192

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1902LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea some 160 km west of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Cyril Clifford Gordon Ashcroft,
F/Lt Ian Alan Mead,
Sgt William Frank Richards.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1941

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V6239

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 1807LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Alec Ball,
Sgt Frank Boroski,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Slade.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ismailia

Date & Time: May 31, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L8435

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Military

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Ismailia - Ismailia

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Ismailia

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Egypt

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Africa

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and was damaged beyond repair at Ismailia Airport following a belly landing. The crew escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: May 29, 1941 at 0125 LT

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L8377

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The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton for a local solo training flight. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase at night, the airplane collided with a Defiant registered N1556. Both aircraft crashed in a field near the airfield and were destroyed. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Alexander Heggie, pilot.

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

Date & Time: May 28, 1941 at 1545 LT

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V6457

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1258LT on an operation to Heligoland. Over the North Sea, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 130 km north of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
Sgt Douglas Norman Banks,
Sgt John Hamilton McGowan,
Sgt Alan Lowther Walker.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 25, 1941 at 0815 LT

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L8864

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