Irish Sea | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crashed in unknown circumstances in the St George Canal. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Ziehm, pilot,
Lt Horst Diedrich, observer,
Hgefr Otto Blüthgen, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Homann, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into the Irish Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L1219

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Bicester - Bicester

MSN:

8502

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1938

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The crew departed RAF Bicester at 1020LT on a reconnaissance mission towards the Isle of Man. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Irish Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick George Bryant, pilot,
Sgt Phillip Geoffrey Vezey Hemsley, observer,
AC2 James Shearer, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 504N into the Irish Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

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Registration:

G-AEIJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Belfast – Liverpool

MSN:

J8507

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1936

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The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Irish Sea. The crew from a ship named 'Corrib' arrived on scene and was able to evacuate the mechanic uninjured while the pilot was killed when the aircraft sank. His body was never recovered.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.