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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith on a transit flight to RAF Waddington. It went down on a Q site near the airfield. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Spencer Mallen, pilot, †
Sgt E. A. Windsor, †
Sgt B. W. Johnson,
Sgt W. H. Saville.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vlissingen

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941 at 1328 LT

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V6497

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) to attack the Knapsack Power Station in Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Adam Francis Hirst Mills,
Sgt Leslie Charles Mitchell,
P/O William Arthur Staniland.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Norwich

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941 at 1307 LT

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V5826

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 0949LT to attack the Knapsak Power Station in Cologne. While returning to base, it crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. A crew was injured.
Crew:
P/O Richard John Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt Fredrick Lancelot Charlie Jewell, observer,
P/O Harry Rutherford Crombie, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941 at 1300 LT

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V6437

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 0920LT to attack the Knapsack Power Station in Cologne. Approaching the Schelde Estuary, it collided with high tension cables and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Charles Cutler, wireless operator,
P/O Bernard Frederick West Matthews,
P/O Malcolm Thomas Kershaw Walkden.

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Collision with high tension cables.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Diest

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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V6423

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) to attack the Knapsack Power Station in Cologne. Over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Diest. All three crew members were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O George Henry Hill,
Sgt Lawrence George Frank Parrish,
P/O William Charles Chadwick.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Norwich

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941

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W5517

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2235LT on August 5 on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak but the crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England. The pilot diverted to RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) where the airplane crashed upon landing. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt W. T. R. Stephenson,
Sgt Nowlan,
Sgt Moore,
Sgt K. Hutchinson,
Sgt Storer,
Sgt Clynes.

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Damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Norwich

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941 at 1623 LT

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V6519

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Following a training exercise, the airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich). All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. F. Mills,
P/O T. G. Jefferson,
Sgt M. S. Scotney.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1300LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Clifford Brewer,
Sgt Harold Dunnington Cue,
Sgt John Mackinson Jarrell.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941 at 1253 LT

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