Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Wittes: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 30, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
R3823
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a bombing mission over Merville. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wittes. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Denis Storr Harrison, wireless operator.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Albert Bernard Langford, observer,
Sgt Denis Storr Harrison, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
