Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Hücheln: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 12, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z7448
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0949LT to attack the Knapsack Power Station in Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hücheln, 11 km west of Cologne. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth James Mackintosh, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Coast, observer,
Sgt Dennis Arthur Wilson, wireless operator. †
Crew:
P/O Kenneth James Mackintosh, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Coast, observer,
Sgt Dennis Arthur Wilson, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
