Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Adwynbyin: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
V5445
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dohazari - Dohazari
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a bombing mission near the Mayu River, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a wooded area. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Michael Duncan, pilot,
W/O Ralph Percival West, observer,
W/O Douglas George MacLeod, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/O Michael Duncan, pilot,
W/O Ralph Percival West, observer,
W/O Douglas George MacLeod, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
