Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Kanne: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L8861
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Méharicourt - Méharicourt
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Méharicourt on a reconnaissance mission over Belgium when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Kanne. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charlie Bellis, pilot,
Sgt Horace David Welch, observer,
LAC Kenneth Parry, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/O Charlie Bellis, pilot,
Sgt Horace David Welch, observer,
LAC Kenneth Parry, wireless operator and air gunner.
