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Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Harwell - Abingdon

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The airplane departed RAF Harwell on a navigation exercise to RAF Abingdon. On approach, the left engine failed and the airplane crashed near the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Andrew McConnochie, pilot,
P/O Harry Maynard Walsh, pilot,
Sgt Louis Charles Joseph Marien, observer,
Sgt Marten William Foxon, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Jackson Kemp, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Murch, air gunner.

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Failure of the left engine on final approach.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV at RAF Hemswell

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1941

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R1510

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Hemswell. On final approach, while practicing low level circuits, a sudden loss of engine power was experienced. The pilot tried to make a straight ahead landing but was baulked by another aircraft taking off. The airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O W. Radwanski +5.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power on final approach.

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

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1941

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Z9599

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa to attack a truck convoy on the Misrata / Benghazi road. Approaching the target, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Theophilus John Scott Warren, pilot,
F/O John Terence Waterfall, observer,
P/O William Edgar Law, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in East Grinstead

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1941

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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V4041

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Waddington - Waddington

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The crew was completing a training exercise out from RAF Waddington when he was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in East Grinstead, ran into a hedge and came to rest. There were no injuries among the crew.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Heliopolis: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1941

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Bristol 130 Bombay

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L5822

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Military

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Following a supply mission, the airplane was on final approach to Heliopolis Airfield when it stalled and crashed short of runway. All six crew members were killed.
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P/O Jeffrey Turner, pilot,
A2C Kenneth Adamson,
A2C Thomas Archibald Berrill,
LAC Cyril Jenkins,
A1C Ronald William Joseph Winslade,
F/Sgt Pete Charles McCue, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Attlebridge

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1941 at 1920 LT

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Z7454

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Attlebridge - Attlebridge

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The airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Attlebridge while completing a local training flight. The pilot F/S J. R. G. Ralston was uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Trimingham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1941

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V5490

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The airplane was engaged in a training mission when it crashed in Trimingham after it collided with the mast of a ship moored on the nearby practice range. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Randle Feilden, pilot,
P/O Fred Harvey Brown, observer,
Sgt Samuel Stephen John Collier, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1941

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Z7421

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Luqa - Luqa

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The airplane departed RAF Luqa with five other Bleinheim to attack German barracks located on the Libyan coast. While making a sharp turn at a height of 600 feet, the airplane flying too close beneath Blenheim Z9609 was touched by its propellers and crashed. All three crew members were killed. The second airplane involved returned safely to base.
Crew:
W/Cdr Donald William Scivier, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Martin Barnett, observer,
F/Sgt Brian Gray, wireless operator.

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In-flight collision with another Blenheim.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Withernsea

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941 at 0500 LT

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Z6802

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