Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Halesworth
Date & Time:
May 1, 1941 at 1420 LT
Operator:
Registration:
V5823
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1215LT on an anti-shipping operation. Badly shot about by Me.109 and later a propeller fell off, causing the crew to make an emergency landing in a field at Buck's Farm, southwest of Halesworth. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt G. E. Goode,
P/O F. J. Hogan,
Sgt G. Rowland.
Crew:
F/Lt G. E. Goode,
P/O F. J. Hogan,
Sgt G. Rowland.
