Date & Time:
Jul 9, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Norway
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 Lossiemouth on a bombing mission over Stavanger-Sola Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
F/O Richard Adrian Hopkinson, pilot,
Sgt John Gordon Andrew,
Sgt George Alfred Miles.
Crew:
F/O Richard Adrian Hopkinson, pilot,
Sgt John Gordon Andrew,
Sgt George Alfred Miles.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
