ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162357
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| Date: | Saturday 17 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | V5565 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea 5 miles WSW of the Morecambe Bay Lightship -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
T/o Upwood for a cross-country exercise. The Blenheim crossed the Lancashire coast. When 5 miles WSW of the Morecambe Bay Lightship, the port engine failed in a left hand turn causing the bomber to yaw and fly into the sea.
Crew:
S/Ldr (37127) William Rattray SELKIRK (pilot) RAF injured
P/O (89066) Thomas Riley HODGSON (obs) RAFVR - killed (NCO:915238 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 January, 1941)
Sgt (651810) Philip SAVAGE (Wop/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2013 10:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Dec-2013 16:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-May-2023 19:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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