Blandford Forum | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 1859LT on an operation to Lorient. Homebound, both starboard engines failed. The order to abandon the airplane was given but only three were able to do so before the Stirling crashed on Bold Barrow Hill, west of Blandford Forum. Four crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/O James Stenhouse Brydon, pilot, †
F/O Norman John Hartney, †
W/O Willard Kennedy Rosenberry, †
F/Sgt William Cuthbert Morton, †
Sgt J. A. Rodger,
Sgt W. A. Hurn,
Sgt E. R. Evans, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Failure of both starboard engines in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17M in Blandford Forum

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940 at 1500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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5F+OM

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

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Cherbourg - Cherbourg

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The airplane departed Cherbourg on a reconnaissance mission over England. While cruising at an altitude of 18,000 feet, it was attacked by three Hurricanes. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Bohnen, pilot,
Oblt Georg Thiel, observer,
Uffz Alfred Werner, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Blandford Forum

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1931

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Francis W. Armitage

Registration:

G-AAEN

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Cambridge – Blandford Forum

MSN:

990

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1929

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Upon landing in Blandford Forum, the pilot lost control of the airplane after the control column came adrift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was rescued.

Probable cause:

Loss of control upon landing after the control column came adrift.