Oulton AFB

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N3627

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on a low level bombing exercise. For unknown reasons, it caught fire in flight and two crew bailed out before it crashed near Barningham. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Adrian Gibbs, pilot, †
Sgt James Pierson Shaw, observer, †
Sgt D. Beale, wireless operator.

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In-flight fire for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6266

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea some 180 km north of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Brown,
Sgt Rowland Haley,
Sgt George Raymond Menish.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6439

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea some 180 km north of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Sidney Campbell,
Sgt Robert Gordon McRobert,
Sgt Stanley Richard Bowman Severn.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6322

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Peter Gerald Shillitoe, pilot,
Sgt Phiilip James Walder, observer,
P/O Esmond Clive Elder, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941

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V6176

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1400LT on a mine laying operation. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Harold Gruer, pilot,
Sgt John Mortimer Blundell, observer,
Sgt Derek Godfrey Dennis-Smither, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Z7499

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1324LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Baron, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Hopkinson, observer,
Sgt Robert Walter Ullmer, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Z7449

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1324LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the harbor of Le Touquet, it attacked a 8,000 tons tanker when it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Baron, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Hopkinson, observer,
Sgt Robert Walter Ullmer, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Oulton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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V6069

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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The pilot departed RAF Oulton on a local solo training flight. Just after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the airfield boundary. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Evans, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Rotterdam

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 1730 LT

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