ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161928
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 1940 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R2792 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | High Lodge nr Eriswell, 11 miles NW of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood |
T/o Upwood for a navigation exercise; base-Bicester-South Cerney-Northampton-base. Ran into bad weather and at around 1855, crashed into wood at High Lodge near Eriswell, 11 miles NW of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
Crew:
F/O (39446) Edvard Barham MORSE (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (743029) Robert Leonard THORN (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (908795) Bruce WILSON - NORTH (Wop/AG) - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2013 15:09 | Nepa | Added |
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