ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147220
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3821 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aalborg airport -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton |
12 Blenheim bombers left their base on august 13, one returned due to fuel problem. The remaining 11 a/c continued towards Aalborg and the German Air Base. The a/c was spotted when passing Søndervig and where met by Bf 109 and flak over Aalborg. All a/c was shot down, 20 crewmembers was killed and 11 was POW.
The wreck was found in 1995 during construction work at Aalborg airport AAL-EKYT.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Earl Robert Hale RAF 42219 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 12 December, 1939)
Observer : Sergeant Ralston George Oliver RAF 581525 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Alfred Edward Boland RAF 631257 [Killed]
Sources:
Display, Aalborg defence museum
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Parts of the a/c on display at Aalborg defence museum, 2012.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2012 10:52 | Masen63 | Added |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Aug-2013 20:42 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport] |
| 21-Aug-2013 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 08:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2023 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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