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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Garboldisham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1941 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3636
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0240LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. At 0305LT, it crashed and exploded in a field located one mile west of Garboldisham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Arthur Henry Allen, pilot,
Sgt Henry Frederick Linley, observer,
Sgt Albert Parsons, wireless operator.