Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Quiberville: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940
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Registration:
R3880
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0415LT on a mission over Cherbourg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Quiberville, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O James Jackson Finlay, pilot,
Sgt Frederick John Leonhardt, observer,
Sgt Andrew Liggat Peddie, wireless operator and air gunner.