Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at off Åndalsnes: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 12, 1940 at 1030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N3627
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh on operations over Norway when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Romsdalfjord off Åndalsnes. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard H. Brown, pilot,
Sgt Herbert G. J. Gannaway, observer,
Sgt Wilfrid Dixon, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Richard H. Brown, pilot,
Sgt Herbert G. J. Gannaway, observer,
Sgt Wilfrid Dixon, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
