Upwood AFB

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L9328

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The pilot departed RAF Upwood at 1555LT on a local solo training flight. Five minutes later, the airplane belly landed about 300 metres from the airfield and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt F. Armit, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942

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V6315

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a local training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 350 feet, the left engine failed. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 1,5 km from the airbase. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Darbyshire, pilot,
P/O Francis Leslie Austin, observer,
Sgt Frank Alfred Reeve, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Failure of the left engine after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942

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R3591

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a local training flight. Shortly after liftoff, the left engine failed. The airplane lost height and crashed 1,5 km west of the airbase. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
W/Cdr Cyril Carlile Hodder, pilot,
P/O R. Watkin,
F/Sgt Robert Henry Longhorn.

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Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942

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L4891

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Upwood - Upwood

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8906

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1939

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Upwood. During the takeoff roll, the airplane started to swing then went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a tractor. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt Beverley Morton Harvey, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ramsey St Mary's

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1942 at 1900 LT

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Z6352

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a cross country training flight. The airplane crash landed for unknown reasons in Ramsey St Mary's and was wrecked. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt T. Mair, pilot,
Sgt J. P. Robinson, observer,
Sgt J. Lawson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1942

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V5699

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During the takeoff run, the airplane failed to become airborne, overran and crashed into an hedge. The pilot, sole on board, escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt S. J. Roche, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1942 at 1050 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L1197

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Upwood - Upwood

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8480

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1938

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Upwood. In unclear circumstances, the airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest against a second Blenheim registered L9328. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Overns, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Upwood

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942 at 2015 LT

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L4838

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Taxiing

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Upwood - Upwood

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8853

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1939

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Upwood. After the engine were started, prior to takeoff, the airplane caught fire and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Arthur Sydney Tomkins, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1942

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V5566

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