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

Date & Time: May 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2118
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Bergen
Hordaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1430LT on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Bergen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Alban Richards, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Charles North, observer,
Sgt Ernest Edmund Farrow Snutch, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5828
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Stavanger
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0510LT on an anti-shipping operation off the Norwegian coast. Approaching Stavanger, it was seen with the port engine on fire then crashed into the Havsfjord. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Arnold Louis Christian,
F/Sgt Harold Frederick Hancock,
Sgt George Wade.

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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6451
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Stavanger
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1343LT on an anti-shipping mission off the Norwegian Coast. Approaching Stavanger, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Ralph Eric Tallis, pilot,
Sgt Frank Edward Davis,
Sgt Douglas Gordon Shayler.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6256
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1402LT on an anti-shipping mission off the Norwegian coast. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Gordon Busby,
Sgt Reginald Greenhow Hanson,
Cpl Harold Edward Hollis,
P/O David White.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I in RAF Lossiemouth

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 290 Wellington I
Operator:
Registration:
L4333
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Lossiemouth AFB
Moray (Elginshire)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. No casualties. Crew from the 20th OTU.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Lochwinnoch: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1941 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1164
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kirkbride - Lossiemouth
Location:
Lochwinnoch
Renfrewshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transfer flight from Kirkbride to RAF Lossiemouth. In unknown circumstances, it crashed near Lochwinnoch, in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/O John Forrest Morton Millar, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA near Braemar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1940 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 408 Wellington IA
Operator:
Registration:
L7775
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Braemar
Aberdeenshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on a navigation exercise, passing over Brechin, Kinnaird Head, Inverness then back to Lossiemouth. While cruising in limited visibility due to the night and thick clouds, the captain failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. The bomber impacted the slope of a mountain located in Bruach Mohr, some 5 miles northwest of Braemar. Two crew members were killed and five other occupants were injured.
Crew (20th OTU):
P/O Herbert Martin Coombs, pilot, †
P/O Douglas Veale Gilmour, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Winchcombe Bordycott, navigator,
Sgt Frank Hutson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Alfred Wilson Milroy,
Sgt George Ronald Lyon,
Sgt John Adam Sparks, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Lossiemouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3564
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Lossiemouth AFB
Moray (Elginshire)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training flight out from RAF Lossiemouth. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Frederick Copithorne Carson, pilot, †
Sgt Norman Cyril Manser, observer, †
AC2 Trevor George Adams, †
Sgt Burton.

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

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3755
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0815LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Lavery Daly,
Sgt Cuthbert Mein,
Sgt John Edward Moss.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off RAF Lossiemouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940 at 1008 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3820
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Lossiemouth AFB
Moray (Elginshire)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on a local training sortie. While flying off the airfield, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea one mile offshore. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Trevor Jack Powell, pilot,
Sgt Charles John Smewin, observer,
Sgt David Vivian Mobberley, wireless operator.
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