Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3676

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1505LT on a bombing mission over German columns in the Forêt de Gaul. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Saint-Hilliers, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Lewis M. Blanckensee, pilot,
Sgt Albert Williams, observer,
Sgt Jack Guest, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940 at 1545 LT

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R3616

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to destroy bridges over the Seine near Vernon. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Caugé, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Frank Stidston, pilot,
Sgt Francis Charles Higgins, observer,
Sgt John Raymond Browning, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Videlles

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

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L9269

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1505LT to attack German columns in the Forêt de Gault. The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. All three crew members survived.
Crew:
F/Lt L. V. E. Petley, pilot,
Sgt W. M. Harris, observer,
Sgt E. F. Hart, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940

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L8829

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1504LT to attack German columns in the Forêt de Gault. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Merritt, pilot,
Sgt Neville William Carlile, observer,
Sgt Leslie D. Nineham, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Malleville-les-Grès: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1250 LT

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R3747

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Departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a bombing mission over Le Bourget. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Malleville-les-Grès. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Takideli, pilot,
Sgt Frank Vivian Gunning, observer,
Sgt David Hilary Peuleve, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1245 LT

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R3893

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a bombing mission over Saint-Valery. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Életot. All three crew members bailed out but one was killed.
Crew:
Sgt C. D. W. Bartlam, pilot,
Sgt David L. Dorris, observer, †
Sgt E. Rodgers, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1223 LT

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L9172

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training mission. While cruising at an altitude of 20,000 feet, the pilot radioed 'breaking up' and soon afterwards eye witnesses saw the Blenheim falling in a series of uneven rolls and slowly disintegrating. The main debris fell into the tinplate works area at Cwmafan, in the Afan Valley, 8 miles east south east of Swansea. The pilot bailed out and survived while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Victor Albert Bain, pilot,
Sgt William Hubert Wheeler, observer,
AC2 Sidney Boulton, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1045 LT

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R3810

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The aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Aubevoye, near the River Seine. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Douglas George Houston Reid, pilot,
Sgt Ronald William Lawrence, observer,
Sgt Charles Alfred Bartlett, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at off Åndalsnes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1030 LT

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