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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Vroenhoven: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6220
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Plivot - Plivot
MSN:
9319
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over bridges in the region of Maastricht. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Vroenhoven, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Tom C. R. Harrison, pilot,
Sgt Norman S. D. Jones, observer,
LAC Harold T. Garbett, wireless operator and air gunner.