Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Berbera: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L8402
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Engaged on a raid over Italian positions, the airplane was attacked and shot down by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crash landed near Berbera. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt B. J. Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Mortimer Hogan, wireless operator and air gunner,
Cpl Wintl, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt B. J. Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Mortimer Hogan, wireless operator and air gunner,
Cpl Wintl, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.
