Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P4920

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Wyton - Wyton

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9402

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1027LT and was shot down over Rety and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt S. I. Tonks, pilot,
Sgt Jack L. Alexander, observer, †
LAC Dennis Goffe, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Inglevert: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1940 at 1230 LT

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P6913

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Wyton

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9438

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1939

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Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Inglevert. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas S. R. Harriman, pilot,
Sgt Peter Bloomer, observer,
P/O James H. Gordon, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Étrépagny

Date & Time: May 25, 1940

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L4859

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Andover - Andover

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8874

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Andover on a reconnaissance mission over Abbeville and Saint-Pol. En route, it was shot down by the pilots of Heinkel and Me.109. With one engine out, the airplane belly landed in an open field and came to rest. Two crew members evaded and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O H. D. Carruthers, pilot,
Sgt Shelton, observer,
AC1 Salmon, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Alconbury: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 2100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

R3614

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1745LT on a mission over Aachen. On return to base, the starboard engine seized and the airplane spun into the ground and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Duncan Henderson, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Noel Holmes, observer,
LAC Ronald William Austin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Schiermonnikoog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 0728 LT

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L9259

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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Schiermonnikoog Island

Friesland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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Shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Erskine Ryan, pilot,
Sgt William Martin, observer,
LAC Albert G. Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Tremadog Bay: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940

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P4907

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Upwood - Upwood

MSN:

9389

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1939

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Upwood on a navigation exercice. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Tremadog Bay, Wales. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alan Mead, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Raymond Jackson, observer,
AC2 Roy South, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 23, 1940 at 1500 LT

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L9403

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1300LT on an operation over Arras. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Morval, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O James G. Masters, pilot,
F/Sgt Eugene Tucker, observer,
Sgt Clifford W. Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 23, 1940 at 1200 LT

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P4909

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Wyton - Wyton

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9391

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1939

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Shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Beuvry, southeast of Béthune. Two crew members were killed and a third bailed out and was uninjured.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Griffith Llewelyn, pilot,
Sgt J. A. D. Beattie, observer,
P/O William George Edwards, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 23, 1940 at 1200 LT

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