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

Date & Time: May 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2234
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Dungeness
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston Airport at 1929LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was hit by the German Flak and crashed 19 miles off Dungeness. The pilot and his observer were seen getting out of the sinking airplane, but despite an extensive search, no trace of the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt John Francis Chell,
Sgt Clarence Hubert Deane,
Sgt George Derryck Watkinson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Boulogne-sur-Mer: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1825
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston Airport at 1929LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching Boulogne-sur-Mer, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Desmond Brown,
P/O Cecil Harry Farvis,
Sgt Arthur John Morgan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5493
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Calais
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston at 1054LT on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Calais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Thomas Herbert Downes,
Sgt Gordon Wilfred Hickman,
Sgt Reginald Ridgman-Parson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Lille: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8616
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Lille-Lesquin
Nord
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston on an operation to Northern France. While approaching the airfield of Lille-Lesquin, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Arthur Simpson, pilot,
Sgt Horace Charles Jack Brewer, observer,
Sgt Thomas George Frank Nicholls, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Manston

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3158
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Manston
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1805LT on October 21 on an operation to Eindhoven. It crash landed at 0030LT on Manston Aerodrome. Prior to the crash, the crew had had a narrow escape after colliding with a barrage balloon cable.
Crew:
F/O R. P. Elliott,
Sgt Musselwhite,
Sgt Johnson-Barrett,
Sgt Day,
Sgt McLaughlan,
Sgt Sheppard.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Ramsgate: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1940 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8665
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Ramsgate
Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying over Ramsgate, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and caught fire. To avoid a crash in the city, the pilot continued over the sea when the airplane crashed off Ramsgate. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Neve Grice, pilot,
AC1 John Benjamin William Warren, observer,
Sgt Francis John Keast, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Brielle: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9189
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Brielle
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston on an escort mission to the Netherlands. Approaching The Hague, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Brielle, south of The Hague. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Norman A. Savill, pilot,
Sgt Henry R. Sunderland, observer,
LAC Roy H. Tyler, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9324
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston on an escort mission to the Netherlands. The airplane was seen with its starboard engine on fire when it crashed in Hoek van Holland, south from The Hague. all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Norman A. L. Smith, pilot,
Sgt John C. Robertson, observer,
LAC Thomas J. Lowry, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Hoogvliet: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1515
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
MSN:
8798
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hoogvliet
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston on a bombing mission over Waalhaven. Approaching Rotterdam, the bomber was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hoogvliet. Both crew members were killed. Crew:
P/O Michael Herbert Anderson, pilot,
LAC Herbert Charles William Hawkins, navigator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Waalhaven: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1335
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
MSN:
8618
YOM:
1938
Location:
Waalhaven (Rotterdam)
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Manston on a bombing mission over Waalhaven. Approaching the target, the bomber was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near the airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Roger Moore, pilot,
Cpl Laurence David Isaacs, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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