Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Blankenberge

Date & Time: May 14, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5688
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Blankenberge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2324LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to ditch the airplane into the North Sea, some 19 km northwest of Blankenberge (coordinates 51° 25' N 2° 55' E). All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt C. V. Scott, pilot,
Sgt H. T. Bedford,
Sgt G. H. Russell,
Sgt R. F. Rees,
Sgt G. D. Mitchell,
P/O P. H. Phillips,
Sgt L. F. Range, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1941 at 1115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6380
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Attlebridge - Attlebridge
Location:
Blankenberge
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Attlebridge at 0940LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Belgian coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blankenberge. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Melville Burlinson, pilot,
P/O Bruce Elwell Hislop, observer,
Sgt Maurice Albert Stratton, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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