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

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3810
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Aubevoye, near the River Seine. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Douglas George Houston Reid, pilot,
Sgt Ronald William Lawrence, observer,
Sgt Charles Alfred Bartlett, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.