Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P4908

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wyton - Wyton

MSN:

9390

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2105LT on August 14 on a raid over Chartres. At the end of the night, probably due to a fuel exhaustion after being hit by enemy fire, the crew ditched the airplane off Cherbourg. The aircraft sank and was lost. All three crew members took place in a dinghy and became PoW after the reached the shore.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Roy Newton, pilot,
Sgt Gavin Allen McCreary, observer,
Sgt Frederick Miles Hotchkiss, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Les Corvées-les-Yys

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940

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R3609

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of August 14 on a mission over Chartres. While cruising at night, the crew was forced to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in a field located in Les Corvées-les-Yys. Two crew evaded and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George Parker, pilot,
Sgt G. H. Easton, observer,
Sgt Eric Watson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940

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T1882

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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 on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Patrick Joseph Byrne,
Sgt Frederick Leece Smith,
Sgt Harold Edward Tyldesley.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L8839

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Training

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Yes

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Upwood - Upwood

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The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Upwood. The airplane crashed upon landing after the undercarriage got jammed. The pilot F/Sgt T. J. Watkins was uninjured.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage jammed upon landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940 at 1219 LT

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R3800

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Edward Syms, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Wright, observer,
Sgt Edward Victor Turner, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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L9265

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Jersey. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Illtyd Thomas Holden Carson,
Sgt Leslie Edwin Moores,
Sgt Donald Patrick Morrissy.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3768

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a bombing mission over the Lannion Airport, France. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Fermanville, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Francis George Hurleston Dench, pilot,
Sgt Angus Nigel Gray, observer,
Sgt Edgar Enoch Scrase, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3821

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Earl Robert Hale, pilot,
Sgt Ralston George Oliver, observer,
Sgt Alfred Edward Boland, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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R3913

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