Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bosherston: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 28, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L9212
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bicester - Bicester
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Bicester on a cross country navigation exercice. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted a stone wall and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Terence George Jackson Pascoe, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Raymond Allenby Hawthorne, observer, †
Sgt J. W. Willis-Richards, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Terence George Jackson Pascoe, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Raymond Allenby Hawthorne, observer, †
Sgt J. W. Willis-Richards, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
