Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Airaines
Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
R3916
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack the Amiens-Glisy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near the airfield. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick North-Lewis, pilot,
Sgt R W Lonsdale, observer,
Sgt Brynmor Richard George, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O John Patrick North-Lewis, pilot,
Sgt R W Lonsdale, observer,
Sgt Brynmor Richard George, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
