Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 15, 1939 at 1615 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L1246
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8529
YOM:
1938
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Orly Airport, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It lost height and crashed into the Seine in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley John Farmer, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick Samuel Bowden, observer,
LAC Ivor Robert William Partlow, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley John Farmer, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick Samuel Bowden, observer,
LAC Ivor Robert William Partlow, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.
