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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim off Sheringham

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9304
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Flew into the sea during an air firing practice mission some five miles north of Sheringham. The crew were rescued by a passing drifter.
Crew:
P/O J. C. Eldred,
Sgt A. L. Loudon,
Sgt A. R. Merry.