Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Port Klang: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 1, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
L1414
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8697
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
It is believed that the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea off Port Klang. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Walker Coutts Bowie,
F/Lt Norman Douglas Lancaster,
F/Sgt William Watson Martin.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Walker Coutts Bowie,
F/Lt Norman Douglas Lancaster,
F/Sgt William Watson Martin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.
