Crash Location Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV P6911 Bilzen

Crash Location Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV P6911 (LS-N) 15 Squadron, RAF
Destroyed on 12 May 1940 on combat operations. Airborne from Alconbury briefed to destroy the strategic bridges over the Albert Kanaal, Maastricht. Crashed at 09:25 near Munsterbilzen, (Limburg), Belgium. 15 Squadron lost 7 of 12 aircraft sent on this raid, the returning 5 aircraft were all badly damaged. All three occupants died in the crash of the plane.

Crew of Blenheim P6911:
Flying Officer (Pilot) Albert E. Oakley, RAF 36132
Sergeant (Observer) Douglas John Avent, RAF 566960
Leading Aircraftman (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Denis V. Woods, RAF 551566,

All three crew members were buried at Munsterbilzen Communal Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium

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Source

• Text: Traces of War
• Photos: Pascal De Schepper