Ardennes

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L9214

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. All three crew members evacuated safely and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O G. O. M. Wright, pilot,
Sgt J. Fancy, observer,
LAC W. W. Street, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1640 LT

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L9464

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Condé-Vraux - Condé-Vraux

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The airplane departed Condé-Vraux on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Glaire-et-Villette, in the north outskirts of Sedan. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Bromley Jordan, pilot,
Sgt Paul McKelvie Southwood, observer,
LAC Thomas Wilfred Brown, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Sauville: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 1620 LT

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N6223

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Plivot - Plivot

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9320

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Bois de la Cassine, near Sauville. Two crew members were uninjured while a third was killed.
Crew:
Sgt N. E. Brady, pilot,
Sgt G. A. Willsher, observer,
LAC Stanley A. Maddox, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Vrigne-aux-Bois: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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P6926

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Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault

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9451

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1940

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The airplane departed Poix-Croixrault on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Vrigne-aux-Bois, about 7 km northwest of Sedan. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Peter Augustus Hawks, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Joseph John Evans, observer,
AC1 Clifford Granville Shaw, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Sauville: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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P4827

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Plivot - Plivot

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9342

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. It crashed in the Bois de la Cassine near Sauville, after being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109. A crewman was killed and two others survived.
Crew:
Sgt Brady,
Sgt Willsher,
LAC S. A. Maddox. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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N6230

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Plivot - Plivot

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9327

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O J. O. B. Power,
Sgt D. T. Stuart-Harris,
AC1 W. Parker.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Attigny

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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P6889

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9414

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. Flying over Ardennes, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Attigny. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Cater,
Sgt Crossland,
AC1 Jones.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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N6210

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9309

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. It crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching the target, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Stephen Gregory Rose, pilot,
Sgt David Allan Ashton, observer,
LAC Ernest Neptune Edwards, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1940

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L8742

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