Limburg

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P6914

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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9439

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Gellick. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Ronald Hall, pilot,
Sgt Edward R. Perrin, observer,
LAC Patrick J. McDonnell, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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P6911

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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9436

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Munsterbilzen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert E. Oakley, pilot,
Sgt Douglas John Avent, observer,
LAC Denis V. Woods, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0925 LT

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L8849

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Beverst, Belgium. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Peter Norman Douglass, pilot, †
Sgt Wilfred Owen Shortland, observer, †
Sgt W. E. M. Davies, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0902 LT

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P6912

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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9437

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1939

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The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Diepenbeek, east of Hasselt. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Claude R. Frankish, pilot,
Sgt Edwin G. Roberts, observer,
LAC Ernest W. L. Cooper, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

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N6220

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Plivot - Plivot

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9319

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over bridges in the region of Maastricht. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Vroenhoven, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Tom C. R. Harrison, pilot,
Sgt Norman S. D. Jones, observer,
LAC Harold T. Garbett, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Hoepertingen

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

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L9416

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over a German column moving in Maastricht. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed in Hoepertingen, Belgium. Two crew members evaded while a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/O N. E. W. Pepper, pilot,
Sgt T. E. Hyde, observer,
AC1 Hill, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

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N6216

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Plivot - Plivot

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9315

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1939

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over a German column moving in Maastricht. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Rekem. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L William Ian Scott, pilot,
Sgt Thomas William Davis, observer,
LAC William A. McFadden, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

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N6215

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Plivot - Plivot

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9314

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The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over Maastricht. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Lanaken. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Andrew McPherson, pilot,
Sgt Francis Wynell Gregory, observer,
LAC Hubert Frank Over, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940

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L8861

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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