Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V5732

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. The pilot got lost and as the airplane ran out of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing when it crash landed in a field located near RAF Bourn. All three crew members were injured. The pilot died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt J. R. Perkins, †
Sgt A. J. Reid,
Sgt J. Gibbons.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Maastricht: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2255 LT

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AD828

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1930LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near the airport of Maastricht. The pilot was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O David Evan Frank Powell, pilot, †
Sgt J. A. Davis,
Sgt R. E. Drake,
Sgt F. C. Snook.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2120 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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V5519

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Upwood. While completing a turn at low height, the airplane collided with a light pole and crashed onto the flare path. Both crew members were injured while seven airmen on the flare path were critically injured. Five of them died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt D. G. Knight, pilot,
Sgt Owen, observer.
Those killed on ground were:
Sgt Sidney Mcleod Wells, observer,
LAC Donald George Francks,
AC1 Laurence Frederick Roy Trickett,
AC1 George Allan Firth,
AC2 John Broen Tait.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Warboys: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2110 LT

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N3591

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. En route, control was lost and the airplane crashed near RAF Warboys. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bertram Charles Rowland, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Douglas Graham, wireless operator.

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It is believed that the accident was the consequence of an engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Birchington-on-Sea

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 1730 LT

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V5596

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1257LT on an anti-shipping operation off Heligoland, Germany. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Birchington-on-Sea, Kent. All three crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Crew,
Sgt Cartside,
Sgt Drummond.

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

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

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N3569

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1257LT on an anti-shipping operation off Heligoland, Germany. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Wilfred Gadsby,
F/Sgt John Maurice Irving,
Sgt John Gardner MacIlwraith.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Lille: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

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L8616

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The airplane departed Manston on an operation to Northern France. While approaching the airfield of Lille-Lesquin, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Arthur Simpson, pilot,
Sgt Horace Charles Jack Brewer, observer,
Sgt Thomas George Frank Nicholls, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941

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L1185

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Church Fenton - Church Fenton

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Church Fenton. While circling on approach, an engine failed, followed shortly later by a loss of power on the second engine. The airplane stalled and crash landed. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

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Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Norwich: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941 at 1755 LT

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V5521

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