Watton AFB

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V6384

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While on a training exercise out from RAF Watton, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field in Portesham and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt L. Cornish,
Sgt G. Relph,
Sgt J. Robson.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 1650 LT

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V6240

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Watton - Watton

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Waalhaven (Rotterdam)

South Holland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1535LT on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport of Waalhaven. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Eric Singleton Bevan, pilot,
P/O Ralph Martin Slade, observer,
Sgt Leonard Richard Mynott, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Cherbourg

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941

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V6398

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1040LT to attacks the docks in Cherbourg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Douglas Barker,
Sgt Cyril Gordon Penn,
S/L Herbert John Charles Tudge.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Southend

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941 at 1330 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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V6381

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1117LT to bomb Hazebrouck marshalling yards (Operation 'Circus 22') and crashed while landing at Southend Airfield. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt L. J. Richards,
Sgt Oderbolz,
Sgt Field.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Omer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1941 at 1335 LT

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V6450

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1315LT to attack the airport of Saint-Omer. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by an Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Brown, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Redvers Wilson, observer,
Sgt Maurice Dudley Brooker, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1941

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V6034

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The airplane departed RAF Watton on an anti-shipping operation. While attacking a German ship, the airplane collided with the mast of the ship and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Evered Arthur Reginald Rex Leavers, pilot,
Sgt Ian Overheu, observer,
Sgt Joseph William Howell Phelps, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: May 15, 1941

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V6372

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1102LT on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching Heligoland Islands, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Vernon Fillingham,
Sgt Reginald Percival Mayers,
P/O James Flockhart Thom Ogilvie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 6, 1941

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Z5875

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0600LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Barron,
Sgt Nathaniel Berry,
Sgt Kenneth Brian Fitzgerald.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 5, 1941

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L8758

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Training

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