Bristol 142 Blenheim

Landing (descent or approach)

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L4845

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Cranfield - Cranfield

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Cranfield when an engine failed on approach. The airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest, bursting into flames. Both crew members evacuated safely.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Salisbury

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1942

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L1192

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in a field located four miles south-southeast of Salisbury. The crew escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Out Skerries: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1942

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V5433

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Sumburgh - Sumburgh

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Out Skerries (Grunay Island)

Shetland (Zetland)

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed Sumburgh Airport on a maritime patrol flight off the Norwegian coast. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot attempted an emergency landing on Grunay Island when the airplane crashed and burnt. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Douglas Grant Brown, pilot,
F/Sgt James Henry Oliver, observer,
Sgt Thomas William Coy, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942 at 1030 LT

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Z5899

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City

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a low level training exercise, between 500 and 600 feet. Approaching the city of Birmingham in poor visibility, the airplane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon. Upon impact, the right wing was severed and the airplane entered a dive before crashing in Bearwood, in the suburb of Birmingham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Thomas Kyle, pilot,
Sgt Louis Stanhope De Lisser, observer,
Sgt Ernest Scott, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1942 at 2150 LT

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L1359

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Taxiing

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Warboys - Warboys

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The crew was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Warboys. While taxiing for takeoff, the airplane collided with a parked Blenheim registered L6808 and came to a halt. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were uninjured. The second airplane involved in the collision was repaired and returned to service.
Crew:
P/O John Vincent Hadland, pilot,
P/O Stanley Coshall, observer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Swaffham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1942 at 2123 LT

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V6454

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Plain, Valley

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Bodney - Bodney

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The crew departed RAF Bodney on a training exercise. While flying at cruising speed at night, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed north of Swaffham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Hulbert Bottrill, pilot,
Sgt John Milroy Ambler, observer,
Sgt John Morton Roberts, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain following a probable incorrect altimeter setting.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF at RAF Pembrey: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Z6187

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Carew Cheriton - Carew Cheriton

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The crew departed RAF Carew Cheriton on a convoy patrol mission. Returning to base, he encountered poor weather conditions over Pembrokeshire and got lost. Nevertheless, the pilot was able to locate the RAF Pembrey and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed by the runway. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were injured. The wireless operator died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O John Leahy Tully, pilot,
F/Sgt Reginald Fenney, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt H. Carey, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Sumatra: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1942

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L1258

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Sumatra. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/O Sidney Horace Stafford, pilot,
W/O Ronald Leslie Willmott, observer,
F/Sgt Francis John Hicks, wireless operator air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Chipping Warden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942

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P2081

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