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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Schiermonnikoog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6428
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 RAF Oulton at 1518LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off the island of Schiermonnikoog. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ian Arthur Bullivant, pilot,
F/Sgt Samuel Douglas Gallery,
F/Sgt Robert Frederick Hind.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Schiermonnikoog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1940 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3701
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 RAF Watton on an operation over Amsterdam. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Humphrey Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Horace William Richardson, observer,
Sgt James Newberry, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Schiermonnikoog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940 at 0728 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9259
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Erskine Ryan, pilot,
Sgt William Martin, observer,
LAC Albert G. Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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