Rosières-en-Santerre

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R3595

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The airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre on a reconnaissance mission. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed in a field in Le Quesnel. All three crew members evaded, one of them was injured. The aircraft was written off.
Crew:
P/O G. W. S. Ritchie, pilot,
LAC R. N. Wells, observer,
Sgt G. C. P. Haines, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Vlijtingen: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 2000 LT

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P6930

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9455

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1940

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The airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre on a reconnaissance mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Vlijtingen. A crew member was killed and two others were injured,
Crew:
P/O G. K. R. Drimmie,
Sgt George F. Gouzens, †
AC1 R. Shuttleworth.

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

Date & Time: May 10, 1940

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L9245

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed Rosière-en-Santerre on a reconnaissance mission over South Holland. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Linge River near Echteld. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alban Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Penry Llwewllyn Thomas, observer,
LAC Leslie Frederick Jordan, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1940 at 1600 LT

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L9465

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The airplane departed Rosière-en-Santerre on a reconnaissance mission. Cruising over the Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Babberich. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O H. G. Graham Hogg, pilot,
Sgt J. R. Proctor, observer,
AC1 J. Suttleworth, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Portslade: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1940

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L1427

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Rosières-en-Santerre – Tangmere – Kemble

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8710

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1939

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The twin engine airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre at 0800LT on a flight to Kemble via Tangmere, carrying four crew members. After passing Brighton, the crew encountered poor visibility due to low clouds. Flying too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and crashed in Jeffries Point, near Portslade. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Henry Stephen Penton Hulton, pilot, †
Sgt Oliver William Dumbreck, observer, †
LAC Oultram,
Cpl G. E. Lapwood.

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Controlled flight into terrain.

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

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1940 at 1420 LT

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L1280

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8563

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1938

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Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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While on a reconnaissance mission over Germany, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed south of Duisburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Noel O'Reilly-Blackwood, pilot,
Sg Douglas James Bendall, observer,
AC2 John Raymond Hunter, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Rosières-en-Santerre: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1939

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L1129

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The airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre on a local training sortie with three crew members on board. It then flew into tented accommodation near the aerodrome on while making a low fly pass. The pilot managed to keep control and climbed so his two crew could bail out, which they did successfully, but he was still at the controls when the Blenheim stalled and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Oliver Carlisle Hume, pilot, †
Sgt George Frederick Couzens, observer,
LAC Charles French Stevens, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Waregem

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1939

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L1148

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