Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Hakha: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 1, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
Z7912
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feni - Feni
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feni on an operation against Japanese positions in the Chin Hills. It was shot down by enemy fire, lost its right propeller and crashed some 42 km east-northeast of Hakha. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Alan William Pennington-Legh, pilot,
F/Lt Robert John Ingram, navigator,
F/Lt Bernard Burnley, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
W/Cdr Alan William Pennington-Legh, pilot,
F/Lt Robert John Ingram, navigator,
F/Lt Bernard Burnley, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
