Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 11, 1940 at 1900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L8746
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney on a bombing mission over Northern France. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O D. MacDonald, pilot,
Sgt Gwyn Lewis, observer,
Sgt Alastair G. Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O D. MacDonald, pilot,
Sgt Gwyn Lewis, observer,
Sgt Alastair G. Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
