Bristol 142 Blenheim

Landing (descent or approach)

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R3673

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1955LT on March 23 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following night, it crashed and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Sidney Ernest Sproson, pilot,
Sgt William Robert Clinton, observer,
Sgt Edward James Chinn, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Yangon

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1941

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Registration:

L4914

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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8929

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1939

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Just after takeoff from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled, belly landed and came to rest. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt C. S. Gill,
Sgt R. G. Ellis.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Great Habton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941 at 2250 LT

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L1207

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Catterick - Catterick

MSN:

8490

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1938

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The crew departed RAF Catterick on a night training exercise. For unknown reasons, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Great Hobton. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Kirkland, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Forster, air gunner,
Sgt David Arthur Taylor, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941 at 1852 LT

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Z6085

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1540LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea, some 10 km west of Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Anthony William Bright Newman, pilot,
Sgt Harry Wwillis, observer,
Sgt Victor Sydney Key, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941 at 1852 LT

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L9404

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1540LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea, some 10 km west of Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cecil Roy Evans, pilot,
Sgt Eric Harold Harvey, observer,
Sgt George Sutherland Murray MacLeod, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941

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Z5903

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1951LT on an operation to Hanover. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Gibbs, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil Hubert King,
Sgt Robert Friar Murphy.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

R3682

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The pilot Sgt R. Wood was completing a local solo training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley. The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while trying to land. The pilot was uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Katwijk aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1941 at 0742 LT

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Registration:

T2433

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Plain, Valley

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island for an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David William Date, pilot,
P/O Eric Percival Moore, observer,
Sgt Basil John Overton Watkins, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1941

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T1892

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