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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Golconda: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7506
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the airplane crashed on hilly terrain in Golconda. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Theodore Bouwens, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur Peter Griffiths, observer,
F/Sgt David Fisher, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I in Colombo

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L2208
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane crashed upon landing at Colombo-Ratmalana while on a flight from HMS Glasgow. There were no injuries among the crew.