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

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1990
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington on an operation over Bruges. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Guînes. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Charles Constantine House, pilot, †
Sgt Percy Thomas Lefevre, observer, †
Sgt J. D. Howard, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Lowestoft: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940 at 0020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3574
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2205LT on 19 August to attack Antwerp. While returning to his base, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane off Lowestoft. A crew was drowned and two others were rescued.
Crew:
P/O N. H. Bicknell,
Sgt U. S. Gingell,
Sgt John Henry George.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Paderborn

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9419
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF West Raynham to attack aerodromes in Germany. The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Paderborn and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Gordon Chelmick,
Sgt Harry Martyn,
Sgt John Carline.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Dire Dawa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8474
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Aden - Aden
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Aden to attack Dire Dawa Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Paul Edwin Osborne Jago, pilot,
Sgt John Astil Wilson-Law,
Cpl John Herbert Wintle.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1940 at 0803 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3892
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation over Bremen. While cruising over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Zuidoostbeemster. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Dobb, pilot, †
Sgt A. Stevenson, observer,
Sgt Alexander Morrison Pillans, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Bayeux: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R2795
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Thorney Island at 2200LT on August 18 on a raid over Caen Airfield. While cruising at night and in poor weather conditions, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Bayeux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Reynolds, pilot,
Sgt William George Frederic Whiting, observer,
Sgt William Gaston Jules Wilkinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Cambridge: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1929
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While completing a training mission, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered L9264 and carrying three crew members. Both aircraft entered a dive, crashed near Cambridge and were totally destroyed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt George Edward Newton, pilot,
AC1 Robert Hawley Harrison, flight mechanic,
Sgt David Wesley Dennis, observer,
Sgt William Leslie Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9264
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While completing a training mission, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered T1929 and carrying four crew members. Both aircraft entered a dive, crashed near Cambridge and were totally destroyed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Brian Wheelwright, pilot,
Sgt Robert White Clapperton, observer,
Sgt John Norman Bilton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Hargeisa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1479
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aden - Aden
MSN:
8762
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Aden to attack Italian vehicles based near Laferug. It was shot down by the pilot of an Italian Fiat CR.32 and crashed in Nasiye, in the south suburb of Hargeisa. All three crew members bailed out, were seriously injured and became PoW. LAC Porter died almost at once and LAC Clarke died on 25 August from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Thomas Gay, pilot,
LAC Ernest Charles Clarke, observer, †
LAC Matthew Edward Porter, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Gulf of Aden

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8387
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to HMS Ceres cruising in the Gulf of Aden following an operation over Hargeisa. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. All three crew members were rescued.