ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14850
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1479 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nasiyeh -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Leaving Aden at 05:35 on 18 August, three Blenheims of 8 Squadron made a high-level bombing attack on Italian vehicles near Laferug but were attacked by two CR.32s flown by Sottotenente Veronese and Sergente Maggiore Volpe of 410a Squadriglia. Blenheim L1479 (from 8 Squadron) flown by was shot down in flames by Veronese north-west of Laferug. All of the crew managed to bale out, but only Sergeant Gay survived, wounded and badly burned to be taken PoW; Porter died almost at once, and Clarke in hospital on 25 August.
Crew:
Sgt (565559) Albert Thomas 'Happy' Gay (Pilot) RAF injured PoW.
LAC (568541) Ernest Charles Clarke (Obs) RAF PoW 25/08/40.
LAC (540651) Matthew Edward Porter (AG) RAF killed.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DKARyuB1sqQJ:surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_veronese.htm+blenheim+L1479&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk
8 Sqdn ORB REcord of events. National Archived Kew, Doc ref AIR27/114/18 page 11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2008 22:47 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 15:45 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 15:18 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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