Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 28, 1941 at 1220 LT
Registration:
V5520
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 on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Sydney George Collier, pilot,
Sgt John Mingham, observer,
F/Sgt William Powell, wireless operator.
Crew:
P/O Sydney George Collier, pilot,
Sgt John Mingham, observer,
F/Sgt William Powell, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.