Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L1132

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Singapore - Singapore

MSN:

8415

YOM:

1938

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Singapore-Kallang on a reconnaissance mission. During the takeoff roll, a tyre burst. The airplane started to swerve on runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All three crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Loss of control during the takeoff roll after a tyre burst.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1940 at 0715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

R3683

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Wattisham - Wattisham

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 0359LT on a bombing mission over Gravelines. Approaching the target, it was attacked by Flak. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to his base. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed upon landing and came to rest upside down. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. S. Gunning,
Sgt W. G. Brinn,
LAC J. Bartley.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1940 at 0715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

N6190

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Wattisham - Wattisham

MSN:

9289

YOM:

1939

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Following a bombing mission over Gravelines, the twin engine airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Wattisham. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O J. W. Stephens,
Sgt W. J. Barrett,
LAC E. C. White.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1940 at 0700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

P4919

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Wattisham - Wattisham

MSN:

9401

YOM:

1939

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 0346LT on a bombing mission over Gravelines, southwest of Dunkirk. Over the target area, it was attacked by Flak and the crew evacuated the zone and elected to return to his base. The aircraft crashed upon landing and was destroyed. A crew member was injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
F/Sgt H. J. Ratcliffe, pilot,
Sgt P. J. Crowley, observer,
LAC D. S. Harrison, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Goodwin Sands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940 at 0908 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

R3630

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Detling - Detling

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Detling at 0450LT on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Goodwin Sands, Kent. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Arthur Bate,
Sgt James Clements Love,
LAC William Thomas Harrison.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Dunkirk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1940 at 0905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

L9481

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Detling - Detling

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Detling at 0450LT on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Dunkirk. Two crew members were killed and a third bailed out and was rescued.
Crew:
F/O John William Baird, pilot, †
P/O George Watson Spiers, observer,
Sgt Richard Roskrow, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 29, 1940 at 1330 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

L9397

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Detling - Detling

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 10 km north of Dunkirk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Anthony Foster Booth,
Sgt Douglas James Elliott,
Sgt Eric Robert Scott.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 29, 1940 at 1230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

L9401

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Detling - Detling

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed RAF Detling at 1131LT to attack enemy troop columns in the St Omer area. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel off Calais. All thee crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt George Arthur Patrick Manwaring, pilot,
Sgt Ian MacPhail, observer,
Sgt David Beatty Murphy, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Dunkirk

Date & Time: May 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

L9260

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site: