Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Cassel: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 29, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
R3664
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Andover - Andover
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by Flak and crashed near Cassel. Two crew members were killed and a third bailed out and survived.
Crew:
P/O J. F. H. Peters, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Wilfred McDonagh, †
Sgt Joseph Anthony Calamaro Finlayson. †
Crew:
P/O J. F. H. Peters, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Wilfred McDonagh, †
Sgt Joseph Anthony Calamaro Finlayson. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
