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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1185
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Location:
Church Fenton AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Church Fenton. While circling on approach, an engine failed, followed shortly later by a loss of power on the second engine. The airplane stalled and crash landed. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Norwich: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941 at 1755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5521
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Norwich
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 1543LT on an operation to IJmuiden. While returning to base at the end of the afternoon, it crashed upon landing. Sgt Hill was seriously injured and died from injuries sustained on April 14.
Crew:
Sgt J. N. Dennis,
Sgt Stanley Godfrey Hill, observer, †
Sgt R. Waddington.

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

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9386
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
IJmuiden
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith on an operation to IJmuiden. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Bennett,
Sgt Ernest William Laban,
P/O Eric Robert Pierce.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5962
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Morlaix
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Morlaix. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Fitzpatrick,
P/O Maurice Walter Lishman,
P/O Arnold Walter Martin.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim at RAF Ismailia

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8445
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ismailia - Ismailia
Location:
Ismailia
Ismailia
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Ismailia Airport, the bomber collided with high tension wires and crashed. All three crew members were injured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF off Singapore: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1941 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6667
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Singapore
Singapore
Country:
Singapore
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber went out of control and dove into the sea some 6 km east of Changi, Singapore. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Mansel-Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Denis Beaman,
S/L Charles Desmond Hackett.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Bergen aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9270
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1250LT on an anti-shipping mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 30 km off Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
crew:
Sgt Albert Victor Message Farns,
Sgt William Watson Fox,
Sgt Norman Augustus Geer.

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

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2439
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Dorchester
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1915LT on an operation to Brest. It crashed and exploded 5 miles northwest of Dorchester. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Ian Burrows, pilot,
Sgt George Benjamin Holt Birdsell, observer,
Sgt Hugh Raymond Perry, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3552
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
The Channel
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1940LT on an operation to Brest. Lost without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere in The Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Derek Addenbrooke,
Sgt Eric Edwin Blomeley,
P/O William Johnston Fenton.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z5818
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alan Arthur Ford,
Sgt William Clifford Haynes,
Sgt Albert Lee.
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