Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Pihen-lès-Guînes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1896
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton on the evening of October 2 on an operation over Northern France. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Pihen-lès-Guînes, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Lord, pilot,
Sgt Frank Vyvyan Bundock, observer,
Sgt Hugh Dunbar, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Gura: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8452
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a CR.42 and crashed near Gura. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L John Walter Dallamore, pilot, †
P/O A. G. Sheppard, observer,
Sgt Myles Mackenzie, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Acklington: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1940 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1261
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Acklington - Acklington
MSN:
8544
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Acklington at 2140LT on a night patrol flight. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, it went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Goodwin, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Shepperd, observer,
AC2 John Patrick McCaul, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1940 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6191
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9290
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff at 2030LT from RAF Wattisham, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured. The airplane was engaged in an invasion ports mission. Other ground crew were injured by several explosions.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Edwin Merrett, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Walters, wireless operator,
Those injured were:
Sgt A. G. Byron,
AC1 T. R. Stevens,
LAC R. H. Bessey,
LAC J. Clough,
AC1 H. H. Trow,
W/C L. F. Sinclair.

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L6665
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a CR.42 and crashed in Gura. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L George Justin Bush, pilot,
Sgt John C. Usher, observer,
Sgt James Corney, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3809
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. It probably crashed into The Channel. No trace was ever found. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank ALbert Roberts Wheeler, pilot,
Sgt Donald Hooker,
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Johnson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Al-Jaghbub: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8394
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a CR.42 and crashed near Al-Jaghbub. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ambrose Sydney Barnard Godrich, pilot,
Sgt William Charles Clarke, observer,
Sgt William Henry Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Stockbridge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1940 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8369
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Middle Wallop - Middle Wallop
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middle Wallop at 2045LT on a night interception patrol mission. Few minutes later, the crew reported engine problems and elected to return. On approach to RAF Middle Wallop, with landing gear and flaps down, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located near Stockbridge, about six km southeast of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Orgias, pilot,
AC2 Reginald Irving Payne, radio operator,
Sgt Laurence Robert Karasek, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.

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

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P6905
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
MSN:
9430
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham to attack minesweepers. Lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Raines Lorrimar, pilot,
Sgt Philip Watson Booth, observer,
Sgt Donald Brill Simms, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1883
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an operation to Calais. Over the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Guemps, about 10 km southeast of Calais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Winton Selwood Shann, pilot,
P/O Arthur Frederick Etherington, observer,
Sgt William Henry Powell, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.