Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Friston: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 19, 1942 at 0603 LT
Operator:
Registration:
V5626
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thruxton - Friston
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thruxton at 0430LT on an operation to Dieppe. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by friendly fire prior to laying smoke-screen. The crew was able to return to England but the airplane crashed whilst landing at RAF Friston. The pilot was seriously injured and both other crewmen were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Edgar Scott, pilot,
Sgt William Johnson, observer,
F/Sgt George Richard Gifkins, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/Lt John Edgar Scott, pilot,
Sgt William Johnson, observer,
F/Sgt George Richard Gifkins, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.
