Upwood AFB

Landing (descent or approach)

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L6800

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The pilot was completing a solo training exercise at RAF Upwood when the airplane crashed on approach near the airfield boundary. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Hewitt Abbott Johnson, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941

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L9412

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Upwood - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a night navigation exercise. It failed to return from operation and was lost without trace, probably after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Charles William Andrews, pilot,
P/O Ronald Thomas Franklin, observer,
Sgt Leonard Roy Palmer, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Chatteris: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941 at 1545 LT

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Z6360

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a training flight to RAF Upwood. En route, the crew lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed near Chatteris. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald James Smith, pilot,
P/O Ronald Owen Boon, observer,
Sgt James Tinker, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0010 LT

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V5532

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Takeoff (climb)

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The crew was completing a local training mission and the pilot was on his second sortie when the airplane overshot the runway upon takeoff and crashed on a building near the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were injured.
Sgt G. B. Smith, pilot,
Sgt J. Tippett, observer.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Weston Subedge

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1941 at 1030 LT

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Avro 652 Anson

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R9643

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The crew was performing a navigation training exercise out from RAF Upwood when an engine failed in flight. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a pasture in Weston Subedge, near Swindon. All five crewmen were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt G. D. Jessup,
Sgt W. S. Blackadder,
P/O F. C. Ashley,
Sgt A. Gordon,
Sgt J. S. Calderwood.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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V5820

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The crew departed RAF Upwood for a local training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the engines lost power and the crew elected to return when, on final, the airplane stalled and crashed. Both crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt P. J. Rolt, pilot,
Sgt G. P. Rake, observer.

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Loss of engine power after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941

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Z5950

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Upwood. Just after takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near the bomb dump. The pilot was uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt P. Stocks, pilot.

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Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Dalton-in-Furness: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1941 at 1630 LT

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L9388

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Mountains

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Upwood - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a cross-country exercise. While flying at high speed, it impacted the slope of a hill located near Dalton-in-Furness. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Walter Robertson, pilot,
P/O George Victor Wilson, observer,
Sgt Jeffrey Frederick Harrison, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: May 17, 1941

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V5565

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