Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3842

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Training

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While completing a training flight, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located 5 km southwest of RAF Great Massingham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Bevan Jones, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Oswald Webster, observer,
Sgt Edward Stanley Abery, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940

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P6924

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Bombing

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West Raynham - West Raynham

MSN:

9449

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham with three crew members on board. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea off Cromer.
Crew:
F/O Francis Edward Robert Ducker, pilot,
Sgt Edward Laurence Dodd, observer,
Sgt Gordon Elijah Bloor, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Le Coq-sur-Mer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1940 at 1400 LT

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R3661

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Bombing

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Detling - Detling

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Le Coq-sur-Mer (De Haan)

West Flanders

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Belgium

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Detling on a mission over Vlissingen. Approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Le Coq-sur-Mer (De Haan). All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Edward Mahony, pilot,
Sgt Denys Arthur Keetley, observer,
Sgt. George Edward Exton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1940 at 1215 LT

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L6639

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Le Havre. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Villerville. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Harold Rigby, pilot,
Sgt Donald Duncan Mackinnon, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Cape of the Hague: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1940 at 1215 LT

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L6779

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Le Havre. While cruising along the French coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Cape of the Hague. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Raymond Delauney Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Harry Donald Buchanan Elsdon, observer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1940

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N3541

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Military

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton for convoy escort duties. While cruising along the shore in poor weather conditions, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Harwich. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Lawson Patterson,
Sgt Lawrence Hugh Murrell Reece,
Sgt Ronald Yeaman Tucker.

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

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1940 at 1130 LT

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R3694

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Northern France. Approaching the French coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Cherbourg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alan Kinnear Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Vincent Kingshott, observer,
Sgt John Arthur Hunter, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Welwyn

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1940 at 0900 LT

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L9251

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in an open field located near Welwyn. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O A. B. Jones,
Sgt T. J. Richards,
Sgt F. B. Rowley.

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

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1940 at 0730 LT

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P6933

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Bombing

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