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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Videlles

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9269
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1505LT to attack German columns in the Forêt de Gault. The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. All three crew members survived.
Crew:
F/Lt L. V. E. Petley, pilot,
Sgt W. M. Harris, observer,
Sgt E. F. Hart, wireless operator and air gunner.