Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Irish Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1219
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bicester - Bicester
MSN:
8502
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Bicester at 1020LT on a reconnaissance mission towards the Isle of Man. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Irish Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick George Bryant, pilot,
Sgt Phillip Geoffrey Vezey Hemsley, observer,
AC2 James Shearer, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 504N into the Irish Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AEIJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Belfast – Liverpool
MSN:
J8507
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Irish Sea. The crew from a ship named 'Corrib' arrived on scene and was able to evacuate the mechanic uninjured while the pilot was killed when the aircraft sank. His body was never recovered.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.