Wattisham AFB

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T1831

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on an operation to Ostend. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Wambercourt, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Charles De Vic Halkett, pilot,
Sgt Alec Victor Jacobs, observer,
Sgt James Harley Easton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940 at 0305 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R3824

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2100LT on September 4 on an operation 'Mardiek'. Upon landing at 0305LT, it went out of control and crashed with a parked aeroplane. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Francis James Otterway, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Bews, observer, †
Sgt A. Brand, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 0220 LT

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R3773

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2140LT on August 30 on an operation over Emden. It crashed at 0220LT at Haskell's Farm in Offton, some 11 km northwest of Ipswich. Two crew were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O John Frederic Sydney Pritchard Price, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Arthur Tune, observer, †
Sgt A. A. McDonald, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940 at 0425 LT

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N3620

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to bomb the Den Helder-De Kooy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ernest Reginald Berry, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Peter Sully, observer,
Sgt Henry Bentham, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940

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T1850

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack Dinard Aerodrome. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea.
Crew:
S/L John Bernard Fyfe,
Sgt Thomas Oliver Price,
Sgt Phillip Bernard Taylor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Pihen-lès-Guînes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1940

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R3775

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack aerodromes. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Pihen-lès-Guînes, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Raymond Storrow, pilot,
Sgt Louis Charles Cooke, observer,
Sgt Arthur James Underwood, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940 at 0900 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L8780

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 0640LT to attack Soesterberg Airfield. Damaged by the German Flak, it was returning to its base when it crashed upon landing. The pilot was injured and both other occupants escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt Hards,
Sgt Cashman,
Sgt Dunleavy.

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

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940 at 1705 LT

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R3748

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham with instructions to bomb an airfield near Bernburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Haamstede. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Clifford Charles Hayward, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Alfred Nevison Walker,
Sgt Israel Winberg.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940

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L9414

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