Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Aalsmeer
Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1942 at 2322 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z7430
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2136LT on an operation to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Aalsmeer, south of the airfield. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr G. L. B. Hull, pilot,
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Baker, navigator,
P/O J. F. L. Morton, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
W/Cdr G. L. B. Hull, pilot,
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Baker, navigator,
P/O J. F. L. Morton, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
