Date & Time:
Jun 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6512
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 1523LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Keith Aires,
Sgt Tom Dean,
P/O Ian William Watson.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Keith Aires,
Sgt Tom Dean,
P/O Ian William Watson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.
