Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Dussen: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 26, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
R3613
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Poix-Croixrault - Poix-Croixrault
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Dussen, near the Bersche Maas River. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard E. Shaw, pilot,
Sgt Gordon L. Schwind, observer,
AC2 Albert C. Brogan, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O Richard E. Shaw, pilot,
Sgt Gordon L. Schwind, observer,
AC2 Albert C. Brogan, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
