Zeist | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operational sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it suffered an engine failure. The crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Zeist. All four crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
Ogefr Gustav Dehmke, air gunner +3.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2228 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z7276

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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West Raynham - West Raynham

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The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1915LT on an intruder operation over Soesterberg AFB. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Zeist. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Fraser Grant Jenkins, pilot,
F/O Henry Paul Brackner, observer,
Sgt Charles Henry Gray, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3731

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton on a bombing mission over Germany. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Zeist. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Arthur Percy, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Alfred Stanley, observer,
Sgt Andrew Milne Clark, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.