Bristol 142 Blenheim

Landing (descent or approach)

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R3824

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2100LT on September 4 on an operation 'Mardiek'. Upon landing at 0305LT, it went out of control and crashed with a parked aeroplane. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Francis James Otterway, pilot, †
Sgt Stanley Bews, observer, †
Sgt A. Brand, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940

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R3755

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0815LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Lavery Daly,
Sgt Cuthbert Mein,
Sgt John Edward Moss.

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

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940 at 2210 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R3882

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Training

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Elgin - Elgin

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The crew was completing a local training sortie at Elgin Airport. While on a night approach, the airplane crashed into Bog O'Mayne near the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Royal Holyoke, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Gerald Palmer, observer,
Sgt Michael Montague Gallewski, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim near Derna

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940 at 1520 LT

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L8376

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Qutayfiyah - Qutayfiyah

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The aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near Derna with one engine dead. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L A. R. G. Bax, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Alexander Bain,
AC1 Leonard Ernest Charles Wise.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Great Massingham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940 at 0100 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L9188

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham in the evening of September 3 on a mission over northwest Germany. On the return flight at night, it crashed upon landing at RAF Great Massingham for unknown reasons. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Wollaston Keith Allen, pilot, †
Sgt Edmond Ernest Raymond Walsh, observer, †
Sgt J. Kane, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Burton Latimer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940 at 0025 LT

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R3769

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton in the evening of September 3 on a mission over Saint-Omer. At 0025LT, it crashed in Burton Latimer, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Eric Charles Myland, pilot,
Sgt Hugh Arthur Powys-Jones, observer,
Sgt Peter John Petrie, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940

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L8682

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Training

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Upwood - Upwood

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The pilot departed RAF Upwood on a solo training flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation, bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed near RAF Warboys. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
P/O David Rockel, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Greensted Green: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940 at 1115 LT

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L1512

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North Weald - North Weald

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8795

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1939

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While flying over the city of Chipping Ongar, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a RAF Hurricane and crashed in Greensted Green. The pilot was killed and the gunner was injured.
Crew:
P/O Douglas William Hogg, pilot, †
Sgt E. Powell, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940

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L8757

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