Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7317

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Trevor Blewett, pilot,
Sgt James Logan Bell,
P/O Matthew Murphy.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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V6448

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Charles Hawkes,
P/O David Montgomery Jenkinson,
P/O Roderick James McLachlan.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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V6429

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Eric Anstey,
P/O Henry Gordon Harris,
P/O John Bruce MacLeod.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1941

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Z9677

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack ships in the Zuara harbor in Libya. It is believed that it was hit by enemy fire and later crashed somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Edwin Crossley, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Thomas Hewson, observer,
Sgt Henry Gordon Luke, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF in Sutton-on-the-Forest: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1941 at 2345 LT

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N6166

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Church Fenton - Church Fenton

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9266

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on a night training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Sutton-on-the-Forest. Both crew members were seriously injured and the pilot later died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Henry Tickner, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Turner, observer.

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

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1941

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Z7915

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack convoy of trucks on the Libyan coast. Approaching the target area, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roy Frederick Joseph Henley, pilot,
Sgt Harold Frederick Dolland Parsons, observer,
Sgt Desmond Philip D'Arcy, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Mull of Kintyre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1941

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Z6350

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The crew was engaged in a training exercise to Tiree. En route, the airplane ran out of fuel and the pilot attempted to divert to Machrihanish. Flying in clouds, the airplane impacted a hill in the Mull of Kintyre and was destroyed upon impact. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur John Gearing, pilot,
Sgt John Edward Orton, pilot,
Cpl Robert Sidney Cohen, observer,
AC2 Peter Gibson Woodward, wireless operator.

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Controlled flight into terrain following a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Tripoli: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1941

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Z9804

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa on an operation over Libya. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed west of Tripoli. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Francis Henry William Keene, pilot,
Sgt Charles Theodore Small, observer,
Sgt Jack Pickup, wireless operator. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Doha

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1941

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