Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9467

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a mission over Northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Herbelles. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick Quirke, pilot,
Sgt David Cedric Hawkins, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Edward Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940

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R3823

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Plain, Valley

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over Merville. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wittes. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Denis Storr Harrison, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Bardia

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1940 at 0640 LT

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L8436

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crash landed into the sea off Bardia. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O David Ivor Pike, pilot,
Sgt Redvers Charles Lidstone,
Sgt John Greenhow Taylor.

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Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Tobruk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1940

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L8522

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Fuka - Fuka

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Approaching Tobruk, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ralph Harry Knott, pilot,
Sgt James Douglas Barber, observer,
LAC James Patrick Toner, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Tobruk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1940

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L8447

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Maaten Bagush - Maaten Bagush

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The airplane departed Maaten Bagush to attack El Gubbi Airfield. It was shot down by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crashed into the sea off Tobruk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Walter Ronald Price Knight Mason, pilot,
Sgt James George Juggins, observer,
Sgt George Kenneth Biggins, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an Italian fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1940

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L9212

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Bicester - Bicester

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The crew departed RAF Bicester on a cross country navigation exercice. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted a stone wall and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Terence George Jackson Pascoe, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Raymond Allenby Hawthorne, observer, †
Sgt J. W. Willis-Richards, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 1620 LT

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R3731

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton on a bombing mission over Germany. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Zeist. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Arthur Percy, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Alfred Stanley, observer,
Sgt Andrew Milne Clark, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF in Oegstgeest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 1522 LT

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N3543

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1255LT on a reconnaissance mission over the IJsselmeer Lake. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Oegstgeest, in the suburb of Leyde. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alan Roger Wales, pilot,
Sgt John Walter Needham, observer,
Sgt Thomas Charles Jordan, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 1520 LT

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P6958

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