Manston

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T1825

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Manston - Manston

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The airplane departed Manston Airport at 1929LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching Boulogne-sur-Mer, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Desmond Brown,
P/O Cecil Harry Farvis,
Sgt Arthur John Morgan.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1941

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V5493

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Manston - Manston

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The airplane departed Manston at 1054LT on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Calais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Thomas Herbert Downes,
Sgt Gordon Wilfred Hickman,
Sgt Reginald Ridgman-Parson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Lille: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941

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L8616

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Manston - Manston

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The airplane departed Manston on an operation to Northern France. While approaching the airfield of Lille-Lesquin, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Arthur Simpson, pilot,
Sgt Horace Charles Jack Brewer, observer,
Sgt Thomas George Frank Nicholls, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Manston

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940 at 0030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R3158

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1805LT on October 21 on an operation to Eindhoven. It crash landed at 0030LT on Manston Aerodrome. Prior to the crash, the crew had had a narrow escape after colliding with a barrage balloon cable.
Crew:
F/O R. P. Elliott,
Sgt Musselwhite,
Sgt Johnson-Barrett,
Sgt Day,
Sgt McLaughlan,
Sgt Sheppard.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Ramsgate: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1940 at 1155 LT

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L8665

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Manston - Manston

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While flying over Ramsgate, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and caught fire. To avoid a crash in the city, the pilot continued over the sea when the airplane crashed off Ramsgate. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Neve Grice, pilot,
AC1 John Benjamin William Warren, observer,
Sgt Francis John Keast, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Brielle: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0755 LT

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L9189

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The airplane departed Manston on an escort mission to the Netherlands. Approaching The Hague, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Brielle, south of The Hague. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Norman A. Savill, pilot,
Sgt Henry R. Sunderland, observer,
LAC Roy H. Tyler, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0755 LT

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L9324

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Manston - Manston

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The airplane departed Manston on an escort mission to the Netherlands. The airplane was seen with its starboard engine on fire when it crashed in Hoek van Holland, south from The Hague. all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Norman A. L. Smith, pilot,
Sgt John C. Robertson, observer,
LAC Thomas J. Lowry, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Hoogvliet: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1400 LT

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L1515

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Plain, Valley

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Manston - Manston

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8798

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1939

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The airplane departed Manston on a bombing mission over Waalhaven. Approaching Rotterdam, the bomber was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hoogvliet. Both crew members were killed. Crew:
P/O Michael Herbert Anderson, pilot,
LAC Herbert Charles William Hawkins, navigator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Waalhaven: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1400 LT

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L1335

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