Date & Time:
Aug 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Asansol - Asansol
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a reconnaissance mission out from RAF Asansol. While flying over a railroad track at low height, the pilot failed to see in time a signal post. The left wing impacted the post and the airplane crashed. The pilot was killed instantly and both other crewmen were later killed by locals.
Crew:
F/Sgt Stanley Arthur Goss, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Alexander Whiteside, observer,
Sgt Arthur Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt Stanley Arthur Goss, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Alexander Whiteside, observer,
Sgt Arthur Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
