Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Harlaxton

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8508
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at RAF Harlaxton. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V off Baliapala

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BA607
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Baliapala and damaged beyond repair. All four crew members were rescued, two were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt G. B. Brew, pilot,
F/Sgt W. Falton, observer,
F/Sgt L. Bleenerhassett,
F/Sgt T. Frawley.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Denton

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1124
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8407
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training exercise, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered K7077 which was repaired. L1124 was abandoned by its crew and crashed in Denton.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Taftîsh Gianaclîs

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1098
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8381
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Bounced upon landing and crashed after the undercarriage collapsed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVc in North Berwick: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V5492
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
East Fortune - East Fortune
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a solo training sortie, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after the right engine caught fire in flight. The airplane crashed east of North Berwick and was destroyed. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Phillip Meredith, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Spitalgate

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1233
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8516
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane skidded on runway, overshot and collided with a fence. There were no fatalities but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Ground accident of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Feni

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7964
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feni - Feni
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Brakes failed during taxiing. Control was lost and the airplane collided with blast pen and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Failure of the brake system during taxiing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V off RAF Ras al Hadd

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BA656
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure in flight and crash landed in the sea of the airbase of Ras al Hadd. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V in Abadan: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1943 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AZ998
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Abadan - Shaibah
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While taking off from Abadan Airport, the right engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed, killing all four occupants who were on a short flight to the RAF Shaibah in Basra.
Crew:
W/O John Evans Cosford, pilot,
Sgt Robert William Fitzsimmons, wireless operator.
Passengers:
Cpl William Lavin,
Lac Archibald Crichton.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine on takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7912
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feni - Feni
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feni on an operation against Japanese positions in the Chin Hills. It was shot down by enemy fire, lost its right propeller and crashed some 42 km east-northeast of Hakha. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Alan William Pennington-Legh, pilot,
F/Lt Robert John Ingram, navigator,
F/Lt Bernard Burnley, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.