Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Marston Moreteyne: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 23, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
L4872
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranfield - Cranfield
MSN:
8887
YOM:
1939
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Cranfield on a navigation exercise. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Marston Moreteyne, about 4 km east of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Desmond Patrick Hindle, pilot,
Sgt Randal George Pearson, navigator.
Crew:
Sgt William Desmond Patrick Hindle, pilot,
Sgt Randal George Pearson, navigator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.
