ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14650
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| Date: | Thursday 9 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1226 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Blenheim L1226: Took off for a "Intruder" mission to Pois and Beauvais. 09/01/1941
Believed shot down by flak/AA fire at Beauvais. However, Hptm. Hans von Hahn from the Stab I./JG 3 claimed a Blenheim shot down on this date. (Other sources state that the Blenheim involved was T2163 of 82 Sqdn.
Crew:
Sgt (815068) Robert William JONES (pilot) RAFVR - bale out /POW
Sgt (581013) George Edward BESSELL (obs.) RAF - bale out /POW
Sgt Sgt (752429) Reginald Walter CULLEN (WOp/AG) RAFVR - bale out /POW
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/11984.php
3. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/blenheim/105326-4157685.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 20:49 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 08:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country] |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:43 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2013 03:42 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:42 | Holschtein | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-May-2015 16:35 | H.Shaft | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-May-2019 01:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2019 01:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
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