Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Eriswell: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 26, 1940 at 1855 LT
Operator:
Registration:
R2792
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. While cruising at night in bad weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located near Eriswell. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Edward Barham Morse, pilot,
Sgt Robert Leonard Thorn, observer,
Sgt Bruce Wilson-North, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/O Edward Barham Morse, pilot,
Sgt Robert Leonard Thorn, observer,
Sgt Bruce Wilson-North, wireless operator and air gunner.
