Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Nakuru: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
L8510
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nakuru - Nakuru
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Nakuru Airfield for a local training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered V6327 and crashed. All three crew members were killed, among the two SAAF staff. The fate of the second airplane remains unknown.
Crew:
P/O George William Percival, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Carroll, mechanic,
Sgt D. Mulligan, mechanic.
Crew:
P/O George William Percival, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Carroll, mechanic,
Sgt D. Mulligan, mechanic.
