Wattisham AFB

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V6390

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1547LT to bomb a power station at Gosnay. It crashed for unknown reasons near Allouagne. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice George Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Donovan, observer,
Sgt Tudor Beattie, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: May 6, 1941

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R3600

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1115LT on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Dennis Bramhall, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ronald Albert Freestone,
F/Lt Edward Nation Steel.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: May 5, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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V5620

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Training

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Yes

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Wattisham. The airplane overshot on landing and crashed near the fuel dump. Two crew members were injured and a third was unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt F. Mulford,
Sgt W. McDougall,
P/O D. H. Seale.

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

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1941

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V6063

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 0825LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt George Oldfield Lings,
F/Sgt Charles Ion Martin,
Sgt Stephen George Peplar.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941 at 0335 LT

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R2787

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Takeoff (climb)

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Just after a night takeoff from RAF Wattisham, the bomber collided with trees and crashed near the boundary fence, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harvey William Wright, pilot,
Sgt Norman Ernest Thomas Kendall, observer,
F/Sgt George Simpson Cornwall, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1941

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R3905

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching the Dutch coast at low level, it was shot down by ship's Flak and crashed into the sea one km off Westkapelle. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L D. B. Gericke, pilot,
Sgt Denis Charles Staples, †
F/Sgt Edward Watt Rae. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941 at 2248 LT

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T2278

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2027LT on an operation to Hamburg. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Tolbert. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/L John Dickinson, pilot,
Sgt Charles Williams Fry, observer,
Sgt Robert Mower, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1941 at 2213 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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T2138

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1845LT on an operation to Boulogne. While returning in the evening, the airplane was approaching RAF Swanton Morley when it crashed just to the southeast of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Cyril Sydney Kemp, pilot,
P/O Peter Moody, observer,
Sgt Alan Lloyd, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1941

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L8777

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Training

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