Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Cassel: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3664
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Andover - Andover
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by Flak and crashed near Cassel. Two crew members were killed and a third bailed out and survived.
Crew:
P/O J. F. H. Peters, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Wilfred McDonagh, †
Sgt Joseph Anthony Calamaro Finlayson. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Saint-Omer: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8744
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1230LT on a bombing mission over Clairmarais. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Clairmarais Forest located about four km east of Saint-Omer. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. G. Bailes, pilot,
Sgt Arnold Edward Desmond Twamley, observer,
AC1 S. C. Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 27, 1940 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6192
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9291
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a sortie over Saint-Omer to continue assault on German troops, the airplane was shot down while flying over Marck, in the east outskirt of Calais. The airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Calais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Warman, pilot,
Sgt William Charles Henry Paish, observer,
Sgt John Mahoney, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 27, 1940 at 0635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8735
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hawkinge - Hawkinge
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission over Saint-Omer, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Faumont. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Percy F. C. Villiers-Tuthill, pilot,
Sgt Alfred H. Payne, observer,
Sgt Daniel Baxter Mearns, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9391
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1810LT to attack troops concentrations near Saint-Omer. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Éperlecques. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/C B. E. Embry,
P/O T. A. Whiting,
Cpl G. E. Long. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF off Stavanger: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3624
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh at 0530LT on a mission over Stavanger. Approaching the target, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
P/O Edwin H. Alexander, pilot,
Sgt Basil A. J. Henrick, observer,
Sgt Thomas P. N. Hammond, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint Margaret's at Cliffe

Date & Time: May 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3703
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lympne - Lympne
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While returning to its base following a reconnaissance mission over Belgium, the airplane was attacked by enemy fire. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England but was eventually forced to bail out and to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in St. Margaret's at Cliffe. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Arthur Aldridge, pilot,
Sgt H. J. McRae, observer,
AC1 R. H. Trafford, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8863
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lympne - Lympne
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Gerald Montague Bailey, pilot,
Sgt William John Kelsall Evans, observer,
AC1 Alan Arthur Gillmore, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3613
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Dussen, near the Bersche Maas River. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard E. Shaw, pilot,
Sgt Gordon L. Schwind, observer,
AC2 Albert C. Brogan, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 25, 1940 at 2035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3598
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed near Abbeville after being shot down by enemy fire. Two crewmen were killed and a third bailed out and survived.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Dickins, pilot,
Sgt Frank Miller, observer, †
Cpl Benjamin Morgan Harding, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.