Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Kingerby: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 12, 1941 at 1540 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z9737
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Oulton on a navigation training exercise. The pilot decided to make a low pass over Kingerby where his girlfriend was leaving. Passing too low on the eastern side of the church, the airplane collided with trees and crashed inverted. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Cocking, pilot,
Sgt Michael John Counter, observer,
Sgt Edward Jack Gill, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Cocking, pilot,
Sgt Michael John Counter, observer,
Sgt Edward Jack Gill, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the pilot.
