Wattisham AFB

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R3776

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over Soest, Germany. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Ray Worboys, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Cooper,
Sgt Gerald Patterson Gainsford.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 2052 LT

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L8754

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1750LT to bomb the Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sloten en Riekerpolder, northeast of the airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Clare Prescott, pilot,
Sgt Harold Kenyon, observer,
Sgt Vincent Joseph Swallow, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 2025 LT

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N3593

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1650LT to bomb the Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Sloten en Riekerpolder, northeast of the airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O. J. W. D. Stephens, pilot,
Sgt William John Barrett, observer, †
Sg. Peter Edward Frederick Adams, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1940 at 1530 LT

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R3688

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Engaged in a bombing mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Willemsoord. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O S. G. Esson, pilot,
P/O. J. J. Tozer, observer,
Sgt G. R. Murchison, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940 at 1545 LT

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R3616

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to destroy bridges over the Seine near Vernon. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Caugé, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Frank Stidston, pilot,
Sgt Francis Charles Higgins, observer,
Sgt John Raymond Browning, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1045 LT

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R3810

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The aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Aubevoye, near the River Seine. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Douglas George Houston Reid, pilot,
Sgt Ronald William Lawrence, observer,
Sgt Charles Alfred Bartlett, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Poix-de-Picardie: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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R3739

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT to bomb enemy armored columns reported in the Forêt de Boray, near Poix-de-Picardie. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members became PoW and a third was killed.
Crew:
F/O C. Y. Buckley, pilot,
P/O Colin Campbell, observer,
Sgt E. H. B. Cotton, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Poix-de-Picardie

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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R3685

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT on a bombing mission over Forêt de Boray. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Poix-de-Picardie. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Montague Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Holman Thomas Denison, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Torcy-le-Petit: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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