Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Courgivaux: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1940 at 1820 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P6910
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
9435
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1504LT on a bombing mission over the Forêt de Gault. It was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed in Courgivaux. All three crew members bailed out. Two became PoW and a third was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt J. C. Breese, pilot,
Sgt H. H. Williams, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Harris, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/Lt J. C. Breese, pilot,
Sgt H. H. Williams, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Harris, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
