Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 6, 1941 at 1340 LT
Registration:
N1147
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9182
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1130LT to attack ships in the Gironde Estuary. While cruising along the French coast, it was probably shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Edward Cree,
F/Sgt John Alfred Faill,
F/O Robert Leslie Hicks,
F/Sgt Wilfred Crichton Philp Mitchell.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Edward Cree,
F/Sgt John Alfred Faill,
F/O Robert Leslie Hicks,
F/Sgt Wilfred Crichton Philp Mitchell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.