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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVC off Lenankeel

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9415
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Belfast - Belfast
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber crash landed in the Loch Swilly off Lenankeel and was lost. All three crew members swam to the shore and were later interned.
Crew:
Sgt S. J. Hobbs,
Sgt H. W. Ricketts,
Sgt D. B. Newport.