Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P6934

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Takeoff (climb)

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Great Massingham - Great Massingham

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9459

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1940

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Shortly after a night takeoff from RAF Great Massingham, the airplane collided with power cables and crashed west of the airfield. All three crew members were seriously injured. Sgt Lusty died the following day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt William Edward Lusty, pilot, †
F/Lt C. E. Harris,
Sgt D. E. Cray.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1940 at 0830 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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T2253

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The bomber departed RAF Wattisham at 0400LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the morning, the airplane was approaching the airbase when it collided with trees and crashed. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Dickinson,
Sgt Muirhead,
Sgt Thompson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Harrop Edge

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1940 at 0050 LT

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T1884

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1845LT on November 27 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and was unable to descend safely through clouds. So the crew abandoned the aircraft that crashed east of Hyde and was destroyed. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt E. A. Costello-Bowen,
Sgt T. J. Broom,
Sgt Cameron.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Durrës

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1940

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L1385

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The bomber crashed for unknown reasons near Durrës. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Reginald Bird,
Sgt Stanley Davis,
Sgt R. E. Scott.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Swanton Morley: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1940 at 2323 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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T1886

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The bomber departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1850LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to the airbase at the end of the evening, shortly before midnight, the crew was cleared to land when the airplane crashed on short final. All three crew members were killed.
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P/O Lenard Terence Jervis Ryan, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Walter Slade, observer,
Sgt Robert Meikle, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Oulton

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1940 at 2250 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R3594

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Oulton - Oulton

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The bomber departed RAF Oulton in the evening on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base at night, the pilot initiated the descent when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed. All three crew members were injured.
crew:
Sgt P. Waigh,
Sgt R. Rook,
Sgt M. Murray.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the pilot's windscreen was covered with ice, which was considered as a contributing factor.

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

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1940

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B256

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The airplane was engaged in a raid over Italian positions in the area of Pogradec when it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Alexandros Malakis, pilot,
P/O Asterios Liapis,
P/O Christodoulos Filippidis, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Middleton-in-Teesdale: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940 at 2359 LT

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R3914

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