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

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5854
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Gravelines
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the French coast and while leading an attack on a convoy, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Gravelines. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Martin Walter Waddington, pilot,
F/Sgt Ian Newton Forsyth, observer,
F/Sgt Donald Palmer, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Gravelines

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5595
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Gravelines
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Gravelines. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Rupert Matland Kemp, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Albert Goold, observer,
Sgt Frederick Jack Soal, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Detling - Detling
Location:
Gravelines
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Detling at 1503LT on operation 'Strike'. Approaching Dunkirk, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Gravelines. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Lionel Aitken, pilot,
F/Sgt George Thomas Wood, observer,
Sgt John Henry Brown, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941 at 1513 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6365
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Gravelines
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to bomb a chemical plant at Choques. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Gravelines. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Smith, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Ronald Mathias, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. J. Hynes.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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