Detling

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V6386

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Detling - Detling

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The airplane departed RAF Detling at 1558LT on an operation to France. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Boulogne-sur-Mer. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter Baxton Villa, pilot,
Sgt John Andre Mortimer, observer, †
Sgt Sydney Williaym McIntyre, radio operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I in Penshurst: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Blackburn B-26 Botha

Operator:

Registration:

L6262

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Millom - Detling

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7868/9

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1940

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The crew departed RAF Millom on a training flight to RAF Detling. En route, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. All four occupants were killed.
Crew (2nd Bombing Gunnery School):
P/O Sidnyey Guy Rodd, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Leo Pitman, navigator,
LAC Phillip Leslie Jackson,
AC1 Harold Davenport.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Manchester

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

N5232

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Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Detling - Manchester

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On final approach to Manchester-Ringway Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed short of runway and was wrecked. Both pilots from the 500th Squadron were injured.

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

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940 at 2245 LT

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T2036

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Detling at 1845LT on an operation to Calais (Aerodrome of Marck). Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Fort Nieulay, west of the city. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Mallon, pilot,
Sgt Wilfred Philip Whetton, observer,
Sgt Arthur Thomas Shackleford, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 2110 LT

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T1940

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Detling at 1940LT on a bombing mission over Rotterdam. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Pernis. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Edward Cecil Theodore Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Lionel Louis Benjamin, observer,
Sgt John Thomas Beesley, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Herdinghen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940 at 1300 LT

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T1816

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The airplane departed RAF Detling to attack barges in the Pas-de-Calais area. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Hardinghen. Two crew were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter John Coleson,
Sgt Ivor Inskip,
P/O George Malcolm Bardolph.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Katwijk aan Zee: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1940 at 0330 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

N5356

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight along the coast between Ostend and Scheveningen. While flying at night along the Dutch coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (500th Squadron):
P/O Herbert George Ross Pirie, pilot, †
P/O J. B. S. Brockway,
Sgt S. R. Croft,
Sgt Montague Adam Prentice, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1940 at 0205 LT

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L9475

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The airplane departed RAF Detling at 1948LT on August 3 on a raid over Emden. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O High Christopher Corbett, pilot,
Sgt Sydney Eric Riddington, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Walter Crane, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1940 at 0215 LT

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R3836

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