Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Festieux: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 17, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L9210
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down during a night bombing mission and crashed in Festieux. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Joseph Grierson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph William Paul, observer,
AC2 John Hedley Patterson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O James Joseph Grierson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph William Paul, observer,
AC2 John Hedley Patterson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
