Norwich

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V6038

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1530LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it clipped the mast of the ship that was attacked and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Hughes, pilot,
Sgt Marshall Wilding, observer,
Sgt Joseph Hunter, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 1706 LT

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Z7496

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1517LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Delft. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald James Brownee Rost, pilot,
Sgt John Hughes, observer,
Sgt Stanley William Winter, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 1700 LT

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V6267

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1517LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Noordsingel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Thomas Noel Partridge, pilot,
Sgt George Arthur Dvorjetz, observer,
F/Sgt John Oscar Noel Smith, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 1300 LT

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V6084

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 1142LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Scheveningen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Horace Colvill Hilton, pilot,
Sgt Jack Sykes, observer,
Sgt John Clayton, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 1238 LT

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Z7424

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 1142LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea, about 100 km west of Zanvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Albert Causon, pilot,
Sgt Roy Spencer, observer,
Sgt William Bernard Cundill, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941

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V6452

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 1022LT to bomb a target at Hazebrouck. Approaching Saint-Omer, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Salperwick. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Archer Cormack, pilot,
Sgt Archibald Murdock Smith, observer,
Sgt James Alexander Gordon Forsyth, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vlieland Island

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941 at 1248 LT

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V6258

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 0848LT to attack a power station located in Oldenburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and was ditched 60 km off Vlieland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Fenton,
Sgt Alan Andrew Fuller,
Sgt Robert William McDonald.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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V6332

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1522LT on an anti-shipping operation. Over the target area, it was hit by enemy fire but was able to fly back to base. On approach to RAF Horsham St Faith, the airplane impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Malcolm Laird, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie James Gordon Wakefield, observer, †
Sgt O. H. Robinson, wireless operator.

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Damaged by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Texel Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941

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T1832

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