Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Éperlecques: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 27, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L9391
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1810LT to attack troops concentrations near Saint-Omer. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Éperlecques. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/C B. E. Embry,
P/O T. A. Whiting,
Cpl G. E. Long. †
Crew:
W/C B. E. Embry,
P/O T. A. Whiting,
Cpl G. E. Long. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
