Upwood AFB

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L4892

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Upwood - Upwood

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8907

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a low-level bombing exercise. After takeoff, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power and crashed two miles east of RAF Polebrook. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O A. J. Taylor,
P/O T. E. Wootton.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Bourn: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2359 LT

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V5732

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. The pilot got lost and as the airplane ran out of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing when it crash landed in a field located near RAF Bourn. All three crew members were injured. The pilot died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt J. R. Perkins, †
Sgt A. J. Reid,
Sgt J. Gibbons.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2120 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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V5519

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The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Upwood. While completing a turn at low height, the airplane collided with a light pole and crashed onto the flare path. Both crew members were injured while seven airmen on the flare path were critically injured. Five of them died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt D. G. Knight, pilot,
Sgt Owen, observer.
Those killed on ground were:
Sgt Sidney Mcleod Wells, observer,
LAC Donald George Francks,
AC1 Laurence Frederick Roy Trickett,
AC1 George Allan Firth,
AC2 John Broen Tait.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Warboys: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2110 LT

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N3591

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. En route, control was lost and the airplane crashed near RAF Warboys. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bertram Charles Rowland, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Douglas Graham, wireless operator.

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It is believed that the accident was the consequence of an engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1940 at 1130 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L8683

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Upwood. On final approach, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power, stalled and crashed. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Sydney Herbert Bayford, pilot.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Eriswell: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940 at 1855 LT

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R2792

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. While cruising at night in bad weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located near Eriswell. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Edward Barham Morse, pilot,
Sgt Robert Leonard Thorn, observer,
Sgt Bruce Wilson-North, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Keyston

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1940 at 1500 LT

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L4898

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. En route, the airplane collided with a bird who came through the windscreen and injured the pilot. The crew made an emergency landing in a field and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt F. H. Miller,
Sgt J. E. Auten-Johnston.

Probable cause:

In-flight collision with a bird.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Oakley

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940 at 1100 LT

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N3572

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The pilot departed RAF Upwood on a solo navigation exercice. Following a loss of engine power, he reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field located in Oakley, northwest of Bedford. The pilot P/O F. Windram was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1940

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L4866

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