Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Beaurevoir: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 16, 1940 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9187
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Méharicourt - Méharicourt
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crash landed between Gouy and Beaurevoir after being shot down by the pilot of a Me.109. A crewman was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O James Roger Whelan, pilot,
Sgt Thomas John Mongey, observer, †
LAC Brown, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O James Roger Whelan, pilot,
Sgt Thomas John Mongey, observer, †
LAC Brown, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
