Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ridgemont: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 19, 1942 at 0001 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L6623
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranfield - Cranfield
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Cranfield at 0055LT on August 17 on a night training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane collided with trees and crashed in Ridgemont. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ross MacKenzie Gilmour, pilot,
Sgt William Ian McQuatters, navigator.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ross MacKenzie Gilmour, pilot,
Sgt William Ian McQuatters, navigator.
