Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V5376

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Plain, Valley

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Benson - Benson

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The airplane departed RAF Benson on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Middelburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O James Kevin Flynn, pilot,
F/O William Clifford Hall, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Arthur Stephens, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Mikri Prespa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1608 LT

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L8449

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Yes

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Paramythia - Paramythia

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The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Mikri Prespa, south of Lake Prespa. The pilot was injured and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt A. C. Godfrey, pilot,
Sgt James Benjamin Thomas O'Neill, observer, †
F/Sgt Jack Wainhouse, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Prespa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1607 LT

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L1434

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Paramythia - Paramythia

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8717

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1939

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The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Prespa. All three crew members were killed. Debris were recovered in 1993 and transferred to the Tatoi Museum near Athens.
Crew:
S/L Leslie Edward Cryer,
F/Lt Lindsay Basil Buchanan,
Sgt George Pattison.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L9247

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Borkum. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Matthew Anderton, pilot,
F/O Ronald Frederick Tapp, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Godfrey St. James-Smith, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Vigla: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L8478

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West Macedonia / Δυτική Μακεδονία

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Mountains

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Vigla

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Greece

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Europe

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While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Vigla. The wreckage was found the next day 50 feet below the summit. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Antony Thornburn Irvine, pilot,
P/O Gerald Davies, observer,
P/O Arthur Charles Geary, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Bitola: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L4819

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Plain, Valley

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Paramythia - Paramythia

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8834

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1939

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The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Bitola (Bitolj). All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Richard Vivian Herbert, pilot,
W/Cdr Patric Bernard Coote, observer,
F/Sgt William Neilson Young, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Florina: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L1539

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West Macedonia / Δυτική Μακεδονία

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Plain, Valley

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Paramythia - Florina

MSN:

8822

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1939

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Florina

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Greece

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Europe

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Florina, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. G. James, pilot,
Sgt Andrew Bryce, observer,
Sgt Arthur James Waring, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1941

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R3905

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching the Dutch coast at low level, it was shot down by ship's Flak and crashed into the sea one km off Westkapelle. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L D. B. Gericke, pilot,
Sgt Denis Charles Staples, †
F/Sgt Edward Watt Rae. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1941 at 1420 LT

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T1829

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