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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Aigneville. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harold Leslie Atkin-Berry, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Donaldson Cook, observer,
Sgt Roy Mercer, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Airaines

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3916

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near the airfield. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick North-Lewis, pilot,
Sgt R W Lonsdale, observer,
Sgt Brynmor Richard George, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P6894

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9419

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Cavillon. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas William Maslin, pilot,
Sgt Granville Thomas Truscott, observer,
Sgt Stanley Edward Hinton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Amiens

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3606

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Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near the airfield. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sinclair Lang Bain, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Arthur Allison, observer,
Sgt Gordon Cyril George Hawkins, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Abbeville: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 2200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P4954

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1681

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth on a bombing mission over German positions in Northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 6 km north of Abbeville. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Arthur Keast, pilot,
P/O David Frederick Braham, pilot,
Sgt John Jacob Myers, observer,
Sgt James McDonald Black, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Raymond Robin Henry Nuttall, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Poix-de-Picardie: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3739

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT to bomb enemy armored columns reported in the Forêt de Boray, near Poix-de-Picardie. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members became PoW and a third was killed.
Crew:
F/O C. Y. Buckley, pilot,
P/O Colin Campbell, observer,
Sgt E. H. B. Cotton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Poix-de-Picardie

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1940 at 1200 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3685

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1045LT on a bombing mission over Forêt de Boray. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Poix-de-Picardie. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Montague Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Holman Thomas Denison, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Lamotte-Buleux: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3709

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1705LT to attack petrol dumps located northeast of Abbeville. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Lamotte-Buleux. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O G. P. Robertson, pilot,
Sgt J. Houston, observer,
Sgt Brian William Burt, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Amiens

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3670

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1520LT to bomb enemy troops. Over Amiens, it was shot down, probably by the German Flak, and crash landed. All three crew members were uninjured and evaded.
Crew:
P/O Philip Valentine Arderne, pilot,
Sgt George Robson, observer,
Cpl John Tippett, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Poix-de-Picardie: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 1130 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3618

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Poix-de-Picardie while on a bombing mission over enemy positions. A crewman was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O R. C. D. McKenzie, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Herbert Cooper, observer, †
Sgt Crozier, wireless operator and air gunner.