ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14890
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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 1941 |
| Time: | 16:08 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1539 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Mikrilomni—Karies road, nr Karies, 2 miles of Lake Mikri Prespa -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Paramythia airfield |
Blenheim L1539: Took off for a Operational flight over Bitolj, Yugoslavia. 13/04/1941
On the afternoon of Easter Sunday, 13 April 1941, six of the Squadron’s seven remaining serviceable Blenheims took off from Paramythia for an unescorted daylight attack on German forces some some 120 miles away to the NNE, advancing South via the Monastir Gap through Florina in Northern Greece.
On the return leg, the formation was intercepted by Luftwaffe Me 109s of 6/27JG shortly after 16:00hrs.
Near the village of Karies (Karia) F/Sgt Jimmy James, F/Sgt Andy Bryce and Sgt AJ “Pongo” Waring came under Me 109 cannnon-fire. His crew dead, James was able to bale out at low level, spraining an ankle. The aircaft crashed just South of the Mikrilomni—Karies road, near Karies, about 2 miles from Lake Mikri Prespa and the village of Mikrolimni. James was able to reach Larissa with the other survivor, P/O Alan Godfrey, having buried those of their friends they could find. Waring was not among them.
Evacuated from nearby Kazaclar on 15 April aboard two Lysanders (208 Sqdn) , they were again attacked by the Luftwaffe. Lysander L4690 was shot down, P/O JW Stewart surviving slightly injured. His passenger, F/Sgt Jimmy James, did not survive and remains missing to this day.
Crew:
F/Sgt (522253) Arthur Graham “Jimmy” JAMES (pilot) RAF: injured
F/Sgt (751444) Andrew BRYCE (obs) RAFVR - killed.
Sgt (536941) Arthur James “Pongo” WARING (Wop/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
2.AIR81/5850
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2008 12:04 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jul-2008 04:45 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Dec-2014 20:05 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2015 08:46 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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