Bristol 142 Blenheim | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT to bomb enemy armored columns reported in the Forêt de Boray, near Poix-de-Picardie. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members became PoW and a third was killed.
Crew:
F/O C. Y. Buckley, pilot,
P/O Colin Campbell, observer,
Sgt E. H. B. Cotton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Poix-de-Picardie

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3685

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT on a bombing mission over Forêt de Boray. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Poix-de-Picardie. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Montague Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Holman Thomas Denison, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Torcy-le-Petit: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9323

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT to bomb a German armoured column reported near Poix-de-Picardie. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Torcy-le-Petit. Two crewmen were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Charles Powell Bomford, pilot,
Sgt Robert Anthony Bowman, pilot,
P/O Francis Edward Frayn, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Hendon

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3759

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Hendon - Hendon

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Overshot and crashed into a pillbox while landing at Hendon Airfield. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Lamotte-Buleux: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1905 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3709

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1705LT to attack petrol dumps located northeast of Abbeville. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Lamotte-Buleux. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O G. P. Robertson, pilot,
Sgt J. Houston, observer,
Sgt Brian William Burt, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Deauville

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1630 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8749

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1520LT on a bombing mission over German troops based in the area of Rouen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in a field in Deauville. All three crew members evacuated safely and evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Sims, pilot,
Sgt Vincent Joseph Swallow, observer,
Sgt F. J. A. Gower, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Amiens

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1630 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3670

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1520LT to bomb enemy troops. Over Amiens, it was shot down, probably by the German Flak, and crash landed. All three crew members were uninjured and evaded.
Crew:
P/O Philip Valentine Arderne, pilot,
Sgt George Robson, observer,
Cpl John Tippett, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1600 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3746

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Guerville while on a bombing mission over German positions. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Wilfred Ivanhoe Harris Burke, pilot,
P/O Robert Moffat, observer,
Sgt George Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Poix-de-Picardie: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1130 LT

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R3618

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Poix-de-Picardie while on a bombing mission over enemy positions. A crewman was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O R. C. D. McKenzie, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Herbert Cooper, observer, †
Sgt Crozier, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Le Mesge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1100 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L9023

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Le Mesge while engaged in a bombing mission over German armor. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Hugh Diarmid Sherbrooke Dunford-Wood, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Jones, observer,
Sgt Donald Robert Charles MacLagan, wireless operator and air gunner.