Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Sengwarden: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 29, 1942 at 0112 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z7344
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2125LT on July 28 on an intruder operation to Germany. Approaching Wilhelmshaven, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sengwarden, some 8 km northwest of Wilhelmshaven. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Swante Oliver Hill, pilot,
W/O Donald Ross McKinnon, observer,
Sgt Derek Bernard Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
P/O Swante Oliver Hill, pilot,
W/O Donald Ross McKinnon, observer,
Sgt Derek Bernard Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
