Belgium

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N6173

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

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9273

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1939

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Croyden Jelfs Edinborough Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Seldon, observer,
AC1 Frank Hands, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 0810 LT

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L9180

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

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The airplane departed Poix-Croixrault on a reconnaissance mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Termonde. A crewman was killed and two others survived.
Crew:
P/O W. G. Spencer, pilot,
Sgt R. Pike, observer,
AC2 Owen Ralph Beaumont, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 2040 LT

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L8739

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Watton - Watton

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While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet over Belgium, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tongeren. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur David Watson, pilot,
Sgt Alan Lawrence Fortescue Webb, observer,
LAC Arthur Christopher Burgess, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 2000 LT

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P6930

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Rosières-en-Santerre - Rosières-en-Santerre

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9455

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1940

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The airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre on a reconnaissance mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Vlijtingen. A crew member was killed and two others were injured,
Crew:
P/O G. K. R. Drimmie,
Sgt George F. Gouzens, †
AC1 R. Shuttleworth.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 1040 LT

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P4905

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Wattisham - Wattisham

MSN:

9387

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a mission over Maastricht. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Bettincourt. A crewman was killed and two others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Henry Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Vincent George Lovelock Luter, observer,
LAC William E. Palmer, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Breendonk

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0935 LT

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L8748

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The aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed in Breendonk. All three crew members survived, among them one was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O R. C. Rotheram, pilot,
Sgt R. Brown, observer,
LAC C. Edward Coote, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Voroux-Goreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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P4914

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9396

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham on a mission to Maastricht. While approaching Liège-Bierset Airport, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Voroux-Goreux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Osborne H. Keedwell, pilot,
Sgt Leonard J. Merritt, observer,
AC2 Leslie A. Berridge, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Voroux-Goreux: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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L8733

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The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham on a mission to Maastricht. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Voroux-Goreux, near the Liège Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Stanley George Thornton, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Mellership, observer,
AC2 John Richard Mayor, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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P6914

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