Bristol 142 Blenheim | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crashed in unknown circumstances one mile west of Hilborough, while completing a training mission. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Alan Smith Fletcher, pilot,
Sgt Lloyd Albert Winston Matthews, observer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Damville

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1935 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8743

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1700LT on a bombing mission over Northern France. It was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Damville. All three crew members survived.
Crew:
P/O R. M. Rogers, pilot,
Sgt H. G. U. Huckins, observer,
Sgt W. H. A. Bradshaw, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1900 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8746

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney on a bombing mission over Northern France. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O D. MacDonald, pilot,
Sgt Gwyn Lewis, observer,
Sgt Alastair G. Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1835 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3674

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1700LT on a bombing mission. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Boulleville. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John J. Outhwaite, pilot,
Sgt James P. Waters, observer,
Sgt John M. Sculfer, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Pont-Audemer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8851

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT to combat operations over Northern France. En route, it collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered L9024. Two crew members on board L9024 bailed out and its pilot attempted an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Freneuse-sur-Risle. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Both other crew members were uninjured. The Blenheim registered L8851 crashed in Pont-Audemer, killing its entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Raymond H. Werner, pilot,
Sgt Maurice G. Jones, observer,
Sgt Ronald Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Freneuse-sur-Risle: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1245 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9024

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT to combat operations over Northern France. En route, it collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered L8851. Two crew members bailed out and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Freneuse-sur-Risle. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Both other crew members were uninjured. The Blenheim registered L8851 crashed in Pont-Audemer, killing all its crew.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Belmore Gower Edward Clark, pilot,
Sgt T. J. W. Maloney, observer,
Sgt B. S. J. Piff, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Sidi Barrani: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 0540 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8519

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Flight

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Bombing

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Desert

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Following a night bombing mission over El Adem, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Sidi Barrani. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice C. Thurlow, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Alfred Feldman, observer,
AC1 Henry Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 0540 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8476

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Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea some 30 km east of Tobruk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Bower,
Sgt Stanley G. Fox,
AC1 John W. Allison.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Cherbourg

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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N3588

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a support mission to ground forces in the lower Seine. After being shot down by enemy fire, it crashed in a field near Cherbourg. All three crew members evaded.
Crew:
P/O Myland, pilot,
Sgt Pirks, observer,
Sgt P. J. Petrie, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV I near El Adem

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L4823

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8838

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Fuka on a bombing mission over Italian positions in El Adem. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 7 km from El Adem. All three crew members were seriously injured and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O D. Beauclair, pilot,
Sgt H. J. Owen, observer,
LAC J. Dobson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.