Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vrist: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 25, 1941 at 0815 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L8864
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0550LT on an anti-shipping operation off Denmark. While attacking a 1,500 ton cargo ship, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. With the right engine on fire, the airplane crashed into the sea some 30 metres from the beach. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Baker, observer, †
Sgt C. N. Harris, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Baker, observer, †
Sgt C. N. Harris, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
