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Photo	Airfield Date	Sqdn	Type	No	Accident	Crew
	March 1940	18	Blenheim	L6800 WV:Q	Blehheim L6800/ WV:Q of No 18 Squadron. Squadron aircrew who distinguished themselves in these risky operations were, in late March 1940. Aircraft was written off in a landing accident at Upwood on 25 July 1941.
	Wattisham June 1940	110	Blenheim IV	R3874	This example of � � gun is fitted to R3874, a No 110 Squadron Blenheim at Wattisham in June 1940 which survived to serve in 13 OTU, eventually crashing shortly after takeoff from Bicester.
	Wyton 13 January 1941	40	Blenheim IV	T1858 BL:J	Blenheim IV T1858/BL:Z was sent to conduct a reconnaissance of Nordhorn airfield and did not return.
	Wyton 13 January 1941	40	Blenheim IV	T1830 DY:A	Blenheim T1830/BL:Z, surviving to be broken up as obsolete late in 1944.
	Watton 6 July 1941	21	Blenheim IV	Z7432 YH:J	Blenheim IV Z7432/YH:J of No 21 Squadron at Watton on 6 July 1941. The fire crews at Watton were soon upon the scene and liberally doused the smoking Mercury engines with foam flame-suppressant.
	Blockland 4 July 1941	107	Blenheim IV	V6020 OM:W	Blenheim IV V6020/OM:W of No 107 Squadron on 4 July 1941. Brought down at Blockland at 08 06 hrs, the Blenheim is believed to be that flown by Flt Lt Wellburn.	KIA Flt Lt Wellburn
Photo	Airfield Date	Sqdn	Type	No	Accident	Crew
	Rotterdam 16 July 1941	18	Blenheim IV	V6267 WV:M	Blenheim IV V6267/WV:M of No 18 Squadron on 16 July 1941. Flown by the squadron CO, Wg Cdr Partridge, the Blenheim was seen to crash in a river, shortly after this photograph was taken. Partridge had only joined the squadron at the beginning of the month, bringing his observer, Sgt Dvorjetz, with him.	KIA Wg Cdr Partridge; Sgt Dvorjetz
	Rotterdam 16 July 1941	21	Blenheim	V5595 YH:P	A flight of three No 21 Squadron Blenheims, 16 July 1941. V5595/ YH:P, with Fit Sgt Kemp's crew, was lost on its next operation, a shipping strike, two days later.
	12 August 1941	114	Blenheim	V6391 RT:V	Blenheim IV V6391/RT:V of No 114 Squadron on 12 August 1941. Blenheim V6391 would survive until lost in an intruder operation over Holland the following January.
	Stradishall October 1940	214	Wellington	T2470 BU:K	Wellington T2470/BU:K, of No 214 Squadron, here being towed in for repairs during October 1940, was a victim of accident about a month later when, on Guy Fawkes Day, it crashed at Denston having overshot Stradishall.
	13 October 1940		Wellington	T2470 BU:K	Whitley P5OO5/DY:N on 13 November 1940. Wireless operator Sgt. A. Davidson sustained slight wounds. Despite the adverse aerodynamic effect of the flapping fuselage skin, the pilot was able to return safely to base. His name was P Off G. L. Cheshire and the feat brought him a Distinguished Service Order.

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