Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Wierum
Date & Time:
May 8, 1941 at 0013 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P4860
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
MSN:
9375
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) at 2204LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Waddenzee. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Robert Coles,
Sgt Horace Hale,
Sgt James William Middleton.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Robert Coles,
Sgt Horace Hale,
Sgt James William Middleton.
