Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6302

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a maritime patrol flight. Approaching Ile-de-Sein, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley George Capel,
P/O Edward Walter Thomas,
Sgt Dudley Howard Trotman, observer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941

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T1814

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1028LT to attack a convoy off Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie William Bacon,
Sgt Alan Chester Bonnett,
P/O Herbert Kitchener Marshall.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941

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V5855

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1028LT to attack a convoy off Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Dunning, pilot,
Sgt Peter Hope, observer,
Sgt James Harold Bruce, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1941

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T2141

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1310LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 off Brittany and crashed in The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lionel Lewis Evered,
Sgt Kenneth Gaston Gresty,
Sgt Ivor Griffiths Sarjeant.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF off Tynemouth

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1941

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V5526

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Yes

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Thornaby - Thornaby

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The airplane departed RAF Thornaby at 0845LT on a convoy patrol mission. For unknown reasons, it was ditched into the sea off Tynemouth. All three crew members were injured and rescued.
Crew:
P/O R. Reeve,
P/O G. B. Bass,
Sgt H. M. Bedford.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Sonmiani

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1941

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L8534

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Baluchestan (بلوچستان)

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Pakistan

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Asia

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While flying at low height in limited visibility (low clouds), the airplane impacted the ground and crash landed near Sonmiani. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Camaret-sur-Mer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1941 at 1537 LT

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R3841

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Chivenor - Chivenor

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The airplane departed RAF Chivenor on an anti-shipping mission. While climbing to an altitude of 1,000 feet towards the French coast, the airplane crashed into the sea off Camaret-sur-Mer. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Frodsham,
W/Cdr Christopher Grant Hill,
F/Sgt Charles Duthrie McPhee.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Polebrook

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1941 at 0930 LT

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L4892

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