Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Halinghen: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 2, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
T2137
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0405LT to attack German positions in Cap Gris-Nez. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Halinghen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
PO/O William Frederick Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Ivor Charles Greening, observer,
Sgt John Stephen Peckham, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
PO/O William Frederick Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Ivor Charles Greening, observer,
Sgt John Stephen Peckham, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
