Date:	Thursday 23 July 1942
Time:
Type:	Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator:	15 Sqn SAAF
Registration:	Z7763
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Mount Kenya -   Kenya
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Nanyuki
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Undergoing flying training in Kenya, the flight did not return from a across country navigational exercise. The wreck of the aircraft, and the remains of the four crew members, were discovered against Mount Kenya in 2002. Positive identification of the remains took place in 2003.
The four victims .
•205413 Second Lieutenant Charles Herbert Allen SAAF killed
•84626 Second Lieutenant Hendrik Jacobus Petrus (”Bokkie”) Lemmer SAAF killed
•208765 Air Sergeant Simon Eliastam SAAF killed
•97793 Air Sergeant Llyod Murray SAAF killed

AVCOM at http://avcom.co.za/phpBB3//phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=178306
Request posted by: Maj Gen (Rtd) Gert Opperman
Chairman Ebo Trust
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See also: Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_Squadron_SAAF
http://themess.net/forum/military-history/203360-1942-blenheim-bomber-crash-mount-kenya-the-recovery

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Aug-2016 10:07	IamDruid	Added
09-Dec-2016 13:04	gerard57	Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source]
12-Feb-2018 09:46	XindelXL	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
19-Feb-2018 17:12	Red Dragon	Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]
20-Feb-2018 16:42	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport]