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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Stowmarket

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3737
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to attack aerodromes. While returning to base in the evening, the captain made a forced landing in a field located five miles west of Stowmarket. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O E. S. Humphreys +2.