Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Maubray: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 18, 1940 at 1015 LT
Operator:
Registration:
R3702
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Maubray. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Roy A. Durie, pilot,
Sgt Robert Burns, observer,
AC1 William George Murdoch, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O Roy A. Durie, pilot,
Sgt Robert Burns, observer,
AC1 William George Murdoch, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
