ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16317
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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 1940 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4843 |
| MSN: | PZ-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mainbressy, Ardennes, east of Rozoy -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Poix-de-Picardie, France |
Bristol Blenheim IV, L4843, (PZ-F) 53 Squadron, RAF: Operation: Strategic reconnaissance, Lost (failed to return): 16/05/1940. All three crew survived, but were taken PoW. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/394): "Sergeant A T Morland, Aircraftman 2nd Class S Robinson and Pilot Officer R I C MacPherson: prisoners of war; Blenheim L4843 crashed near Charleville, France, 16 May 1940".
L4843 took off from Poix-de*Picardie, France. Failed to return from strategic reconnaissance to Charleville-Mézières and reported crashed at Mainbressy, Ardennes, east of Rozoy, at 11:00 hrs. Missing on reconnaissance mission to locate enemy troops.
Crew:
Pilot Officer R.I.C. MacPherson - survived, captured, taken as POW
Sgt A.T. Moreland - survived, captured, taken as POW
AC.2 S. Robinson - survived, captured, taken as POW
The crash location of Mainbressy is a town of Rocquigny and a former French commune , located in the department of Ardennes in the Grand Est region, at approximate co ordinates 49°42'26" North, 4°13'10" East.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 31)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/394: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502281
3. https://forum.axishistory.com///viewtopic.php?f=84&t=153079
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/53_squadron.html
5. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5452
6. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainbressy
Images:
Photo from WWII Luftwaffe soldier's photo album.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2008 06:47 | JINX | Added |
| 13-May-2009 21:05 | garlock | Updated |
| 02-Jan-2012 09:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2012 13:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 06-Aug-2013 19:00 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2013 04:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:39 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2019 20:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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