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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Kuçovë: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1940
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Registration:
L8471
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
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Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kuçovë, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/O Peter Fenton Miles, pilot,
Sgt Francis Gartly Moir, observer,
Sgt Bertram Alfred Charles Brooker, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.