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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the St George Canal. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Ziehm, pilot,
Lt Horst Diedrich, observer,
Hgefr Otto Blüthgen, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Homann, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Gulf of Aden

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1940

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L8387

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The airplane was returning to HMS Ceres cruising in the Gulf of Aden following an operation over Hargeisa. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. All three crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1940

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R3770

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton and was lost without trace, probably after crashing into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Bowers,
Sgt Peter Kevin Garvey,
Sgt Henry Rolls.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940

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T1882

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Patrick Joseph Byrne,
Sgt Frederick Leece Smith,
Sgt Harold Edward Tyldesley.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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L9265

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Jersey. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Illtyd Thomas Holden Carson,
Sgt Leslie Edwin Moores,
Sgt Donald Patrick Morrissy.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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P4410

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack targets along the Dortmund -Ems Kanal. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea.
Crew:
F/O Ellis Henry Ross,
Sgt Ronald John Buckley,
Sgt Joseph Langley Dewhurst,
Sgt Kenneth Anthony Sayer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940

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T1850

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack Dinard Aerodrome. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea.
Crew:
S/L John Bernard Fyfe,
Sgt Thomas Oliver Price,
Sgt Phillip Bernard Taylor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1940

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R3910

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton to attack aerodromes. It was lost over the sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
P/O Norman Henry Harwood-Smith,
Sgt John Kenneth Blazier,
Sgt Claude Hamilton.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1940 at 1800 LT

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L9472

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