Region
Asia

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Chittagong

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z9798
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Asansol - Asansol
Location:
Chittagong
Chittagong
Country:
Bangladesh
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Asansol Airfield on an operation to Akyab. Over the target area, it was badly shot about by a Japanese fighter. Nevertheless, the crew was able to leave the combat area and to divert to Chittagong Airport where the airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O J. A. McMillan, pilot,
Sgt Purdon, observer,
Sgt Carruthers, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Jessore

Date & Time: May 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7995
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Jessore
Khulna
Country:
Bangladesh
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a mission consisting to dispatch leaflets over Mandalay. Once this mission was completed, the crew flew to Jessore to refuel. After landing, the airplane ran into soft patch, veered off runway and came to rest against a heap of bricks. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Harold Brookfield Waterson, pilot +2.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston III in Chittagong: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
V9254
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chittagong - Chittagong
Location:
Chittagong
Chittagong
Country:
Bangladesh
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while taking off from Chittagong Airport on an operation to Yangon. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William B. Rrice, pilot,
P/O Peter Pimblett, observer,
F/Sgt Clifford Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard James Williams, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I Off Cox's Bazar

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8448
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cox's Bazar
Chittagong
Country:
Bangladesh
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed into the sea off Cox's Bazar, south of Chittagong. Both crew members were injured and rescued.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Ker, pilot,
F/Lt Hem Chaudhury, pilot.
Subscribe to Bangladesh