Ground accident of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Feni

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7964
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Feni - Feni
Location:
Feni AFB
West Bengal
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
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 IV near Hakha: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7912
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feni - Feni
Location:
Hakha
Chin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
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.
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