Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I into Lake Mikri Prespa: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1941 at 1608 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L8449
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paramythia - Paramythia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into Lake Mikri Prespa, south of Lake Prespa. The pilot was injured and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt A. C. Godfrey, pilot,
Sgt James Benjamin Thomas O'Neill, observer, †
F/Sgt Jack Wainhouse, wireless operator. †
Crew:
F/Lt A. C. Godfrey, pilot,
Sgt James Benjamin Thomas O'Neill, observer, †
F/Sgt Jack Wainhouse, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
