Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vierge Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5865
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Vierge Island
Côtes-d'Armor
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Vierge Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Terence Patrick O'kelly Thomas Coady,
P/O John Miles Fothergill,
Sgt Peter Ralph Parker.

Crash of a Breguet 521 Bizerte off Vierge Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940 at 0908 LT
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 521 Bizerte
Operator:
Registration:
SG+FM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
11
Location:
Vierge Island
Côtes-d'Armor
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by the pilot of Bristol Blenheim and crashed into the sea off Vierge Island, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Ulrich Janke, pilot,
Ogefr Hermann Stofell, radio operator, †
Ogefr Richard Leonhard, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Heier, mechanic,
Ogefr Friedrich Keller, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
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