Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8754

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Bombing

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1750LT to bomb the Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sloten en Riekerpolder, northeast of the airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Clare Prescott, pilot,
Sgt Harold Kenyon, observer,
Sgt Vincent Joseph Swallow, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 2025 LT

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N3593

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1650LT to bomb the Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sloten en Riekerpolder, northeast of the airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O. J. W. D. Stephens, pilot,
Sgt William John Barrett, observer, †
Sg. Peter Edward Frederick Adams, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 1530 LT

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R3688

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Bombing

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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Engaged in a bombing mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Willemsoord. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O S. G. Esson, pilot,
P/O. J. J. Tozer, observer,
Sgt G. R. Murchison, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near RAF Newmarket: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0125 LT

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Registration:

L8687

Flight Phase:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Wittering - Wittering

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The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a He.111. The pilot was killed and two other occupants bailed out and survived.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Croxton Close, pilot, †
LAC John Henry Angus, observer,
LAC Laurence Robert Karasek, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Felixstowe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0125 LT

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L6636

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Martlesham Heath - Martlesham Heath

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While on a maritime patrol flight, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Felixstowe. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John S. Barnwell, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth L. Long.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Terrington St Clement: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0045 LT

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Registration:

L1458

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Wittering - Wittering

MSN:

8741

YOM:

1939

Location:

Terrington St Clement

Norfolk

Country:

United Kingdom

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Europe

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Following a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Terrington St Clement. Two crewmen were killed and a third bailed out and survived.
Crew:
S/L Joseph Somerton O'Brien, pilot,
P/O Cuthbert King-Clark, observer, †
Cpl David Little, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Jurby

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Registration:

L1154

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Jurby - Jurby

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8437

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1938

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Suffered an engine failure during takeoff, swerved on runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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L9315

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Military

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Tangmere - Marseille

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The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Hiesse, some 60 km northwest of Limoges. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James McCash, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Micklethwaite, radio operator,
AC1 George Harris, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Védrines-Saint-Loup: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940

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L9351

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Military

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