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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Belle-Île-en-Mer

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1860
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
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Region:
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 Lannion Airport. It crash landed on Belle-Île-en-Mer. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Edgar Spottiswoode Humphreys,
Sgt Geoffrey Royson Griggs,
Sgt Leonard Frederick Brand.