Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3846

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1935LT on March 18 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Raymond Brown, pilot,
P/O Gordon Collis,
Sgt Godric Loughlin.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Garboldisham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1941 at 0305 LT

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R3636

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0240LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. At 0305LT, it crashed and exploded in a field located one mile west of Garboldisham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Arthur Henry Allen, pilot,
Sgt Henry Frederick Linley, observer,
Sgt Albert Parsons, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1941

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T2132

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The airplane failed to return from an operation over Britany and probably crashed somewhere in The Channel. No trace was ever found. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Herbert Leedam,
Sgt Frederick Paul Horton Oatley,
Sgt William Eric Williams.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Plouarzel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941 at 1532 LT

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V5399

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Saint Eval - Saint Eval

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The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1330LT on a reconnaissance photo mission over Brest. Passing the French coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Plouarzel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Richard Humphreys Newton, pilot,
Sgt Charles Whitehill, observer,
Sgt John Roderick Miller, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Costessey

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941 at 1156 LT

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R3832

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While completing a training exercise, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in Costessey, northwest of Norwich, bursting into flames. All three crew members evacuated the burned wreckage, one of them was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Leadbeater,
Sgt Cameron,
Sgt Stacey.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim near Cairo

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941

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L8464

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Ismailia - Ismailia

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Cairo

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Egypt

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Africa

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The crew encountered poor visibility due to a sandstorm and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane belly landed in Nafiseh, near Cairo. All three crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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Sandstorm.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Port Said: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1941

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L6664

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Ismailia - Ismailia

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Port Said

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Egypt

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Africa

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While on an operation out from Ismailia, the crew encountered poor visibility due to a sandstorm and got lost. The airplane ran out of fuel and crashed near Port Said. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Ibbotson, pilot,
Sgt John Elliott Haslop, observer,
Sgt Bert Badcott, wireless operator.

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Sandstorm.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Tolbert: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941 at 2248 LT

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T2278

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2027LT on an operation to Hamburg. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Tolbert. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/L John Dickinson, pilot,
Sgt Charles Williams Fry, observer,
Sgt Robert Mower, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941 at 0115 LT

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