Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T1864

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Charterhall - Charterhall

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The airplane departed RAF Charterhall on a night navigational exercise. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Greatridgehall, near Roxburgh. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Thomas Davies, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Wilson Moore, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near RAF Spitalgate

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1943

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L6784

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Takeoff (climb)

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Spitalgate - Spitalgate

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The pilot departed RAF Spitalgate on a local solo training flight. Shortly after takeoff, the left engine failed. The pilot initiated a turn to the right to return for an emergency landing. Unable to gain sufficient height, the airplane collided with a power line and was cut in two by the cable and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Adams, pilot.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint Ives

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1943 at 1020 LT

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Z7349

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Upwood - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise with two crew members on board. En route, both engines failed, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in an open field located northeast of Saint Ives. Both occupants escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt F. L. Star, pilot +1.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at El Ballah AFB

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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K7105

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Military

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8058

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1937

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The undercarriage retracted in error upon landing, causing the airplane to be a write off.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Harlaxton

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1943 at 1300 LT

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V5757

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Takeoff (climb)

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Harlaxton - Harlaxton

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Harlaxton, while climbing to a height of about 50 feet, the right engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed onto the runway and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot, a Turkish citizen, was injured.
Crew:
Lt H. Sever, pilot.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine after takeoff due to a fuel starvation.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V near Ras al-Khaimah: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Ras al-Khaimah (رأس الخيمة‎)

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BA101

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Sharjah - Jask

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Ras al-Khaimah

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United Arab Emirates

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Asia

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The airplane departed Sharjah Airfield on a flight to Jask, Iran. Few minutes after takeoff, the left engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in a desert area located 56 km northeast of Sharjah, near Ras al-Khaimah. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Anthony Williams, pilot, †
Ac2 I. T. Crook, mechanic,
F/Sgt William Hubbard, navigator, †
Lt Alan Balzano Hailey, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Bernard Lee Landon,Wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V at Canrobert AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943 at 0435 LT

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BB147

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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The airplane departed Canrobert AFB on an operation to Tunis. While taking off at night, it went out of control and crashed near the airfield, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Popham Sainsbury, pilot,
Sgt Matthias Francis Kenny, navigator,
Sgt Cecil Henry Walter Phillips, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Abington Pigotts: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1943 at 2231 LT

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L8718

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Plain, Valley

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a navigational training exercise. In the evening, in unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Abington Pigotts, some 20 km southwest of Cambridge. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Albert Ardagh Mitchell, pilot,
Sgt William Rees Deacon, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Nanyuki

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1943

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L1097

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