Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8757

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a mission over Leverkusen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rodolphe Burford Broadhurst, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Marsden, observer,
Sgt Angus John Burns, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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R3621

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Yes

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Upwood - Upwood

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Upwood, while on a training exercice, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Bury, east of the airfield. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Wynne Turner, pilot, †
Sgt Melville Tanner, observer, †
Sgt W. Parker, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Moray Firth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1940 at 2300 LT

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N3583

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Training

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While on a night cross-country exercice, the airplane crashed into the Moray Firth. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Cecil Denison,
Sgt Robert Hurst Cowley,
Sgt Frank Joseph Leslie Nicholas.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the airplane ran out of fuel.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF West Raynham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L8796

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a mission over Northwest Germany. While returning, it crashed upon landing at RAF West Raynham. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O R. V. Whitehead,
Sgt J. E. Robbins,
Sgt Alfred Robert Coburn. †

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 2110 LT

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T1940

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Plain, Valley

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Detling - Detling

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The airplane departed RAF Detling at 1940LT on a bombing mission over Rotterdam. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Pernis. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Edward Cecil Theodore Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Lionel Louis Benjamin, observer,
Sgt John Thomas Beesley, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Offton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 0220 LT

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R3773

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2140LT on August 30 on an operation over Emden. It crashed at 0220LT at Haskell's Farm in Offton, some 11 km northwest of Ipswich. Two crew were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O John Frederic Sydney Pritchard Price, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Arthur Tune, observer, †
Sgt A. A. McDonald, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940

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R3880

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0415LT on a mission over Cherbourg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Quiberville, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O James Jackson Finlay, pilot,
Sgt Frederick John Leonhardt, observer,
Sgt Andrew Liggat Peddie, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940

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L9378

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Plain, Valley

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham on an operation to Northwest Germany. While cruising in bad visibility, it crashed in unknown circumstances one mile southeast of Weasenham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Arthur Williams, pilot,
Sgt Aubrey Ernest Owles, observer,
Sgt Ralph Henderson Goff Jones, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Gulf of Bengal: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940

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L1545

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