Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Malleville-les-Grès: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3747
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Malleville-les-Grès
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a bombing mission over Le Bourget. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Malleville-les-Grès. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Takideli, pilot,
Sgt Frank Vivian Gunning, observer,
Sgt David Hilary Peuleve, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Életot: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3893
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Életot
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a bombing mission over Saint-Valery. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Életot. All three crew members bailed out but one was killed.
Crew:
Sgt C. D. W. Bartlam, pilot,
Sgt David L. Dorris, observer, †
Sgt E. Rodgers, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Pont-Audemer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8851
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Pont-Audemer
Eure
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT to combat operations over Northern France. En route, it collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered L9024. Two crew members on board L9024 bailed out and its pilot attempted an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Freneuse-sur-Risle. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Both other crew members were uninjured. The Blenheim registered L8851 crashed in Pont-Audemer, killing its entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Raymond H. Werner, pilot,
Sgt Maurice G. Jones, observer,
Sgt Ronald Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Freneuse-sur-Risle: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9024
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Freneuse-sur-Risle
Eure
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT to combat operations over Northern France. En route, it collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered L8851. Two crew members bailed out and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Freneuse-sur-Risle. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Both other crew members were uninjured. The Blenheim registered L8851 crashed in Pont-Audemer, killing all its crew.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Belmore Gower Edward Clark, pilot,
Sgt T. J. W. Maloney, observer,
Sgt B. S. J. Piff, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Cherbourg

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3588
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Cherbourg
Manche
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1130LT on a support mission to ground forces in the lower Seine. After being shot down by enemy fire, it crashed in a field near Cherbourg. All three crew members evaded.
Crew:
P/O Myland, pilot,
Sgt Pirks, observer,
Sgt P. J. Petrie, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3746
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Guerville
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Guerville while on a bombing mission over German positions. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Wilfred Ivanhoe Harris Burke, pilot,
P/O Robert Moffat, observer,
Sgt George Thompson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9410
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the ground. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Blake Bamford James,
Sgt John Edward Garcka,
Sgt Willie Furby.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P4927
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9409
YOM:
1939
Location:
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. After being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Archibald Donald Rice, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Moffatt, observer,
Sgt D. E. Peters, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P4917
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9399
YOM:
1939
Location:
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. After being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Peter Frank Travers Wakeford, pilot,
Sgt A. F. Wallace, observer,
Sgt B. C. Baker, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8827
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Somme
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 0815LT on an operation over Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. After being shot down by the German Flak, it crash landed in a field. One crew evaded and two others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Brian Paddon, pilot,
Sgt V. C. Salvage, observer,
Sgt T. A. Foreman, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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