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Norfolk

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1861
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Le Havre. Lost without trace, probably after it crashed into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Edward Ellwood,
P/O Peter Bouch Hissey,
Sgt William Turner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3809
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. It probably crashed into The Channel. No trace was ever found. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank ALbert Roberts Wheeler, pilot,
Sgt Donald Hooker,
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Johnson.

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

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1940 at 0803 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3892
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
Zuidoostbeemster
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation over Bremen. While cruising over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Zuidoostbeemster. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Dobb, pilot, †
Sgt A. Stevenson, observer,
Sgt Alexander Morrison Pillans, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9265
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an operation to Jersey. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Illtyd Thomas Holden Carson,
Sgt Leslie Edwin Moores,
Sgt Donald Patrick Morrissy.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near RAF Oulton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7119
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
MSN:
8072
YOM:
1937
Location:
Oulton AFB
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission out from RAF Hemswell. While cruising in heavy snow falls, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Oulton. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Lawrence Clement Mitchell,
Cpl George Henderson,
AC1 Clifford Alfred Smith.
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