Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Mikri Prespa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1608 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8449
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paramythia - Paramythia
Location:
Lake Mikri Prespa
Pelagonia
Country:
Macedonia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Mikri Prespa, south of Lake Prespa. The pilot was injured and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt A. C. Godfrey, pilot,
Sgt James Benjamin Thomas O'Neill, observer, †
F/Sgt Jack Wainhouse, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Prespa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1607 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1434
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paramythia - Paramythia
MSN:
8717
YOM:
1939
Location:
Lake Prespa
Pelagonia
Country:
Macedonia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Prespa. All three crew members were killed. Debris were recovered in 1993 and transferred to the Tatoi Museum near Athens.
Crew:
S/L Leslie Edward Cryer,
F/Lt Lindsay Basil Buchanan,
Sgt George Pattison.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Bitola: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L4819
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paramythia - Paramythia
MSN:
8834
YOM:
1939
Location:
Bitola
Pelagonia
Country:
Macedonia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Bitola (Bitolj). All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Richard Vivian Herbert, pilot,
W/Cdr Patric Bernard Coote, observer,
F/Sgt William Neilson Young, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Florina: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1539
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paramythia - Florina
MSN:
8822
YOM:
1939
Location:
Florina
West Macedonia / Δυτική Μακεδονία
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Florina, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. G. James, pilot,
Sgt Andrew Bryce, observer,
Sgt Arthur James Waring, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Paramythia

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1379
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8662
YOM:
1938
Location:
Paramythia
Epirus / Ήπειρος
Country:
Greece
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Takeoff from Paramythia was abandoned after an engine failed. The crew raised the undercarriage to stop the airplane that was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on takeoff.
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