Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Prizzi: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 4, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
Z9824
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Luqa to attack the Palermo Harbor. Over Sicily, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Prizzi. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Kendrick Ibbotson, pilot, †
P/O Donald Jack Clement, observer, †
Sgt Herbert Edward Graham, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Kendrick Ibbotson, pilot, †
P/O Donald Jack Clement, observer, †
Sgt Herbert Edward Graham, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
