Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF in Waverveen: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 27, 1940 at 1515 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9447
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1255LT on a reconnaissance mission over the IJsselmeer Lake. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Waverveen, between Amsterdam and Utrecht. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Richard Cronan, pilot, †
Sgt A. O. Lancaster, observer,
Sgt Philip Laurence Lloyd, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Crew:
P/O John Richard Cronan, pilot, †
Sgt A. O. Lancaster, observer,
Sgt Philip Laurence Lloyd, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
