Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aabybro: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 13, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
R3904
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 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Aabybro, about 10 km northwest of Aalborg Airport. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt B. T. J. Newland, pilot,
Sgt George Cyril Ankers, observer, †
Sgt Kenneth Victor Turner, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Crew:
F/Lt B. T. J. Newland, pilot,
Sgt George Cyril Ankers, observer, †
Sgt Kenneth Victor Turner, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
