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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Védrines-Saint-Loup: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9351
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangmere - Marseille
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Tangmere in the early morning on a transfer flight to the Middle East via Marseille. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Védrines-Saint-Loup. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Crew:
F/Lt James Wilkinson-Bell, pilot,
Sgt James Alexander Malcolm, observer,
Cpl Edward Raymond Blake, air gunner.