Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L4892

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Upwood - Upwood

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8907

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a low-level bombing exercise. After takeoff, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power and crashed two miles east of RAF Polebrook. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O A. J. Taylor,
P/O T. E. Wootton.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power.

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

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1941 at 1645 LT

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R2784

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1514LT on an operation to Leiden. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Oegstgeest. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edgar Newhouse, pilot,
Sgt Victor Albert Cobb, observer,
Sgt John Montague Charles Bougin, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Middelburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1941 at 1227 LT

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V5376

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Benson - Benson

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The airplane departed RAF Benson on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Middelburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O James Kevin Flynn, pilot,
F/O William Clifford Hall, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Arthur Stephens, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Mikri Prespa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1608 LT

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L8449

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Paramythia - Paramythia

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The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Mikri Prespa, south of Lake Prespa. The pilot was injured and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt A. C. Godfrey, pilot,
Sgt James Benjamin Thomas O'Neill, observer, †
F/Sgt Jack Wainhouse, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Prespa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1607 LT

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L1434

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Paramythia - Paramythia

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8717

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1939

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The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Prespa. All three crew members were killed. Debris were recovered in 1993 and transferred to the Tatoi Museum near Athens.
Crew:
S/L Leslie Edward Cryer,
F/Lt Lindsay Basil Buchanan,
Sgt George Pattison.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L9247

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oulton - Oulton

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The airplane departed RAF Oulton on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Borkum. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Matthew Anderton, pilot,
F/O Ronald Frederick Tapp, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Godfrey St. James-Smith, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Vigla: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L8478

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West Macedonia / Δυτική Μακεδονία

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Mountains

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Vigla

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Greece

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Europe

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While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Vigla. The wreckage was found the next day 50 feet below the summit. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Antony Thornburn Irvine, pilot,
P/O Gerald Davies, observer,
P/O Arthur Charles Geary, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Bitola: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L4819

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Paramythia - Paramythia

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8834

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1939

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The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Bitola (Bitolj). All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Richard Vivian Herbert, pilot,
W/Cdr Patric Bernard Coote, observer,
F/Sgt William Neilson Young, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Florina: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941

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L1539

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