Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Domburg: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 23, 1941 at 1245 LT
Operator:
Registration:
V6318
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1055LT on an anti-shipping mission. It was hit by Flak from the minesweeper M1404 and crashed into the sea off Domburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Henderson Lister, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Heany, observer,
Sgt Kenneth William Porter, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Henderson Lister, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Heany, observer,
Sgt Kenneth William Porter, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
