Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 2 November 1940
Aircraft Type: Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator: 59 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: T2137
Location: near the village of Halinghen, Pas-de-Calais – ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Blenheim T2137 aircraftBlenheim T2137 aircraft
On November 2, 1940, a bombing sortie involving Blenheim T2137, a Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, was launched to target British shipping in the English Channel and bombard towns on the south coast of England. The aircraft crashed near Halinghen, France, after being struck by German gunfire. P/O Lewis, Sgt Greening, and Sgt Peckham were lost during the mission.On November 2, 1940, a bombing sortie involving Blenheim T2137, a Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, was launched to target British shipping in the English Channel and bombard towns on the south coast of England. The aircraft crashed near Halinghen, France, after being struck by German gunfire. P/O Lewis, Sgt Greening, and Sgt Peckham were lost during the mission.

Description

Blenheim T2137/TR-P: Took off at 04.05 hrs for a bombing attack German guns posts in Cap Gris-Nez. in the French coast. 02/11/1940 The guns were used to target British shipping in the English Channel, and to bombard towns on the south coast of England. Blenheim T2137 after an attack on the Cap Gris-Nez guns they crashed at Halinghen, cause unknown but most likely due to battle damage. Blenheim T2137 was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the village of Halinghen (Pas-de-Calais). P/O Lewis, Sgt Greening and Sgt Peckham on their first night bombing sortie did not return and were posted missing. “The bombing trip to Cap Gris Nez was most successful in every other respect – 6 aircrafts taking part…” Crew: P/O William Frederick LEWIS (84310) Pilot RAF killed Sgt Ivor Charles GREENING (742294) Obs. RAF killed Sgt John Stephen PECKHAM (755635) WOp/AG RAF killed

Primary Cause

Battle damage caused by an attack on the Cap Gris-Nez guns.Battle damage caused by an attack on the Cap Gris-Nez guns.

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