Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Kezelberg: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 25, 1940 at 1630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L8734
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1530LT on a bombing mission over Lys. En route, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kezelberg. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Rowson, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Knightley Roland Keates, observer,
LAC Donald Vincent Cleaver, Wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Rowson, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Knightley Roland Keates, observer,
LAC Donald Vincent Cleaver, Wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
