Bristol 142 Blenheim

Landing (descent or approach)

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L8675

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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High Ercall - High Ercall

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While on approach to RAF High Ercall, the bomber crashed on the top of a hill located four miles north of Wellington. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Robert Butcher, pilot,
Sgt Irwin Harold Wiskar, radio operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: May 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L1302

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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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8585

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1938

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The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a local solo training flight. On approach, both engines failed simultaneously and the airplane overshot and crashed. The pilot was slightly injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Michael William Kinmouth, pilot.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the pilot mismanaged the cooling air system, causing the carburetor to ice up on approach, causing both engines to stop.

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

Date & Time: May 17, 1941

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V5565

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Training

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Upwood - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a cross-country exercise. After crossing the coast of Lancashire, the left engine failed while the airplane was completing a left turn. It went out of control and crashed into the sea some five miles southwest of Morecambe. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
S/L W. R. Selkirk,
AC2 Ronald Dawson, †
P/O Thomas Riley Hodgson, †
Sgt Philip Savage. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: May 16, 1941

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T2118

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Bombing

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1430LT on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Bergen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Alban Richards, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Charles North, observer,
Sgt Ernest Edmund Farrow Snutch, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 15, 1941

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V6372

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Bombing

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1102LT on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching Heligoland Islands, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Vernon Fillingham,
Sgt Reginald Percival Mayers,
P/O James Flockhart Thom Ogilvie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Jurby

Date & Time: May 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

L1152

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Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Jurby - Jurby

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8435

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1938

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Jurby. On approach, the undercarriage got jammed and the crew completed a belly landing. Both occupants were uninjured and the airplane was not repaired.

Probable cause:

Belly landing after the undercarriage got jammed.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1941

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V6430

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Bombing

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Portreath - Portreath

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The airplane departed RAF Portreath at 0807LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
S/L George Stephen King, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Eckersley Austen-Johnson, observer,
Sgt Denison Owen, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Nazaire

Date & Time: May 13, 1941

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