Wattisham AFB

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R3815

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Eric Aubrey Wray, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Metcalf Wood, observer,
Sgt George Thomas Drew, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

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L9468

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Aigneville. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harold Leslie Atkin-Berry, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Donaldson Cook, observer,
Sgt Roy Mercer, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Airaines

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

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R3916

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near the airfield. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick North-Lewis, pilot,
Sgt R W Lonsdale, observer,
Sgt Brynmor Richard George, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

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P6894

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9419

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Cavillon. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas William Maslin, pilot,
Sgt Granville Thomas Truscott, observer,
Sgt Stanley Edward Hinton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Amiens

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

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R3606

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near the airfield. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sinclair Lang Bain, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Arthur Allison, observer,
Sgt Gordon Cyril George Hawkins, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1940

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R3804

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Senden

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over the area of Münster. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Senden, some 15 km southwest of Münster. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alan Stewart, pilot,
Sgt George Rimmer, observer,
Sgt Reginald John Spurway Ellicott, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in La Sablonnière: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940

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R3870

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over Merville. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in La Sablonnière, southeast of Saint-Omer. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Herbert Pilling, pilot, †
Sgt Francis Adrian Samuel Roche, observer,
Sgt Holman Thomas Denison, radio operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Herbelles

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940

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L9467

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a mission over Northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Herbelles. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick Quirke, pilot,
Sgt David Cedric Hawkins, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Edward Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940

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R3823

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