Wyton AFB

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R3768

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a bombing mission over the Lannion Airport, France. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Fermanville, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Francis George Hurleston Dench, pilot,
Sgt Angus Nigel Gray, observer,
Sgt Edgar Enoch Scrase, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1940 at 2000 LT

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R3764

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a bombing mission over Parderborn. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Scheldeoord. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Percy Frank Eames, pilot,
P/O Francis Herbert Jones, observer, †
Sgt Patrick Murphy, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Groningen

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940

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R3763

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2250LT to attack the airport of Groningen-Eelde. It crashed in unknown circumstances near the target area. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Moore,
Sgt Roger Peacock,
Sgt Philip Harry Steele.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940

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L9469

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a mission to Wilhelmshaven. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Terschelling. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Henry Robinson, pilot,
P/O Alexander Livingstone McLaggan, observer,
Sgt Leslie John Horton, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940

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L8836

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission to Lisieux. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Wissant. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Robert Hector Batt, pilot,
Sgt Alan Spencer, observer,
Sgt Percival Eric Johnson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Bruges: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940 at 1807 LT

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R3896

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over Ghent. It was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed near Bruges. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Hugh Christopher Morris Bamber, pilot,
Sgt John Holdsworth, observer,
Sgt George Reid, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940

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R3778

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over Northern France. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Dean Kelso,
Sgt James Lister Morton,
Sgt Joseph Charles Winston.

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

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1940 at 1515 LT

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N3592

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1345LT on a bombing mission near Évreux. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Fresney. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Gerald William Chevalier Gleed, pilot,
Sgt Ronald William Burge, observer,
Sgt Alen Frederick William Sammells, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Garancières-en-Drouais: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1940

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