Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Laboissière-en-Santerre: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 9, 1940 at 0254 LT
Operator:
Registration:
R3634
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Metz - Poix-Croixrault
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Metz on a reconnaissance mission over the Ruhr, Germany. While returning at night, the crew failed to locate the airfield due to poor visibility caused by mist. A crew member bailed out but was found dead. Both other crew members were uninjured after the airplane crash landed in a field.
Crew:
S/L W. B. Murray, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Gordon Bonnar Falconer, observer, †
AC1 Voules, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
S/L W. B. Murray, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Gordon Bonnar Falconer, observer, †
AC1 Voules, wireless operator and air gunner.
