Date & Time:
Jul 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6176
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
World
Region:
World
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 1400LT on a mine laying operation. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Harold Gruer, pilot,
Sgt John Mortimer Blundell, observer,
Sgt Derek Godfrey Dennis-Smither, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Harold Gruer, pilot,
Sgt John Mortimer Blundell, observer,
Sgt Derek Godfrey Dennis-Smither, wireless operator.
