Oulton AFB

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R3704

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0625LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching Le Havre, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Frank Wilfred Turner, pilot,
P/O Roy Stewart Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Richard Thomas Stephens, observer.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941

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V6259

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1510 to attack the airport of Saint-Omer. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Clairmarais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Harold Mounser, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Kempshall Richards, observer,
Sgt William Leslie Waite, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941

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V6512

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1523LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Keith Aires,
Sgt Tom Dean,
P/O Ian William Watson.

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941 at 1705 LT

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V6428

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Schiermonnikoog Island

Friesland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1518LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the island of Schiermonnikoog. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Arthur Bullivant, pilot,
F/Sgt Samuel Douglas Gallery,
F/Sgt Robert Frederick Hind.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941 at 1600 LT

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V6427

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1516LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Keech Bass,
Sgt Leslie Bowen Box,
P/O Paul Molloy.

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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: Jun 2, 1941

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L9192

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1902LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea some 160 km west of Texel. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Cyril Clifford Gordon Ashcroft,
F/Lt Ian Alan Mead,
Sgt William Frank Richards.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vrist: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1941 at 0815 LT

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L8864

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0550LT on an anti-shipping operation off Denmark. While attacking a 1,500 ton cargo ship, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. With the right engine on fire, the airplane crashed into the sea some 30 metres from the beach. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Baker, observer, †
Sgt C. N. Harris, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 25, 1941

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V6248

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Norderney. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed off the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Morton Duffus,
Sgt Iain Fraser Gow,
F/Sgt David Graham Keane.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941

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T2232

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