Charterhall AFB

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T1864

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The airplane departed RAF Charterhall on a night navigational exercise. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Greatridgehall, near Roxburgh. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Thomas Davies, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Wilson Moore, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V at RAF Charterhall: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1943 at 0137 LT

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BA194

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The crew departed RAF Charterhall after midnight on a local training exercise. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase in poor weather conditions, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard Hillary, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Wilfred Young Fison, observer.

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Icing may have been a factor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Johnstonebridge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1942

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L4929

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Charterhall - Charterhall

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8944

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1939

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Johnstonebridge

Dumfries and Galloway

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The pilot departed RAF Charterhall on a solo training flight. While descending in clouds, the airplane struck a tree and crashed in Johnstonebridge. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Joseph Daniel Rawlins, pilot.

Probable cause:

Pilot error.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V near RAF Charterhall: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1942

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BA111

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The pilot was performing a local solo training flight out from RAF Charterhall. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane suffered an engine failure, went out of control and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/O Thomas James Donohue, pilot.

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Failure of the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Duns: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942

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L8720

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The crew departed RAF Charterhall on a night training exercise. En route, the airplane ran out of fuel and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with trees and crashed 3 km south of Duns. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Alfred Maurice Birt, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Stradling, observer.

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Emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Greenlaw: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1942

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L6719

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The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Charterhall. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Greenlaw, some 5 km west of the airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Adam Keen, pilot,
Sgt Alan Weller, navigator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF off Berwick-upon-Tweed: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942

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L8613

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Charterhall on a joined exercise with a second RAF Blenheim registered L6788. The purpose of the mission was to carry out camera gun astern attacks with the second airplane being the target. While completing the exercise at an altitude of 1,000 feet, L6788 overshot the target airplane and its starboard airscrew stuck the underside fuselage of L8613, causing the tail unit to tear away. Sgt Masters bailed out and landed in the sea and was reported missing believed drowned. Sgt Gracey was killed in the subsequent crashaft. The second airplane landed safely at RAF Charterhall.
Crew:
Sgt John Ross Masters, pilot,
Sgt James Gracey, radio operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V near RAF Charterhall: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1942 at 0130 LT

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BA192

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The airplane departed RAF Charterhall on a night navigation exercise. Shortly after liftoff, while in initial climb, it collided with trees and crashed in a field located 3 km south from the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Alan Rutherford, pilot,
Sgt James Clifford Kidd, observer and wireless operator.

Ground accident of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Charterhill

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1942

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L4930

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Taxiing

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Military

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