ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205929
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| Date: | Sunday 30 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3823 |
| MSN: | OM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wittes, 14 km SE of St-Omer, Pas-de- Calais. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Blenheim R3823: Took off at 10:10 hrs for a Attack to Merville airfield 30/06/1940
One of three 107 Squadron Blenheims assigned to this raid (L9467, R3823 and R3870) which were all lost in the target area to Flak/AAA, with the loss of five crew, and the other four becoming PoWs.
Blenheim R3823: Shot down by Flak at Wittes (Pas-de- Calais) 14 km SE of St-Omer France.
Crew:
P/O (41656) Richard Henry Montague BENNETT (pilot) RAF - Killed (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 31 October, 1939)
Sgt (581228) Albert Bernard LANGFORD (Obs.) RAF - Killed
Sgt (527017) Denis Storr HARRISON (WOp/AG) RAF - Killed
Sources:
1.http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/107_squadron.html#3006
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.CWGC
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1941 | T1824 | 107 Sqn RAF | 1 | sea 18 miles south-west off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 12 July 1941 | Z7487 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea off IJmuiden, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 1 August 1941 | Z7498 | 107 Sqn RAF | 1 | mouth of the Schelde, Zeeland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2018 09:17 | tachel | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 16:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2023 06:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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