Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z6012

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Yangon - Yangon

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The airplane departed Yangon-Mingaladon Airport on a raid to Bangkok. Just after liftoff, the port engine failed. The airplane landed back but the available distance was insufficient so the pilot pulled up the undercarriage. The airplane came to a halt and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Viney, pilot,
Sgt John Edwin Wohlers,
Sgt Ewan Brooking.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine at takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Ampthill: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1942

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N6163

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Plain, Valley

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Cranfield - Cranfield

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The pilot departed RAF Cranfield on a solo training flight. The airplane crashed for unknown reasons at King's Wood near Ampthill. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard John Latham, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Bodney: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1942 at 0430 LT

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V5769

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney on a night training exercise. During the takeoff roll in dark conditions, while trying to gain speed, it flew into trees bordering the airfield and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Ronald Cheadle, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Alban Eckersley, observer, †
Sgt H. Hargreaves, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Cranfield

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1942

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L6750

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Cranfield. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
F/Sgt Knowles, pilot.

Probable cause:

One of the engine caught fire in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1942

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Z7453

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a cross-country exercise. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Filey. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Edwin Roy Parke, pilot,
Sgt Maurice York, observer,
Sgt Francis Coakley, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Catfoss

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942

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Registration:

L1183

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Takeoff (climb)

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Catfoss - Catfoss

MSN:

8466

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1938

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The pilot departed RAF Catfoss on a local solo training flight. Just after liftoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. Rose, pilot.

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

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942

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V6378

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1812LT on an operation to Soesterberg AFB. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward William Maitland Garstin,
F/O Richard Harding-Browne,
P/O William George Scarlett.

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

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 2042 LT

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Registration:

V6391

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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West Raynham - West Raynham

Location:

Schiermonnikoog Island

Friesland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1735LT on an operation to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Basil John Adam, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Willis, observer,
F/O Frederick Walter Ollis Street-Porter, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Upwood: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 1940 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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L1303

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