Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7500
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0930LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Aubrey Davis, pilot,
Sgt John James Burchall Ward, observer,
Sgt John Edward Kitley, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6227
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0925LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Wilson Fisher, pilot,
Sgt James Williamson, observer,
Sgt William Frederick George Fletcher, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7442
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Kaby, pilot,
Sgt Norman Coatesworth,
P/O Robert Charles Davis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7317
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Trevor Blewett, pilot,
Sgt James Logan Bell,
P/O Matthew Murphy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6448
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Charles Hawkes,
P/O David Montgomery Jenkinson,
P/O Roderick James McLachlan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6429
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Eric Anstey,
P/O Henry Gordon Harris,
P/O John Bruce MacLeod.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE428
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Wick at 0543LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. Three crew members were killed and the pilot was rescued by a British ship, possibly HMS Kenya.
Crew:
Sgt R. N. Smith, pilot,
Sgt Derek Bell, †
P/O Robert Watson, †
Sgt John Drax Williams. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Måløy: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE369
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Wick at 0543LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Reginald Brockett,
Sgt Leonard Frank Redfern,
Sgt Denis Herbert Roberts,
Sgt Alexander Valentine William Sherwin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Savoia S.16 in Måløy

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Savoia S.16
Operator:
Norsk Lufttrafik
Registration:
S-AEAA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hitra - Bergen
MSN:
2507
YOM:
1923
Location:
Måløy
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Leif Lier was performing a ferry flight from Hitra to Bergen. En route, a technical failure occurred on a propeller blade and he was forced to attempt an emergency landing. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Technical failure on a propeller blade in flight.
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