ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224282
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| Date: | Thursday 24 April 1941 |
| Time: | 23:31 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | K7132 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Blenheim K7132: Took off for Night Training flight. 24/04/1941
At low level over the airfield, the aircraft was hit by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Völker of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying a Do 17 Z-10 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
The Blenheim was badly damaged and caught fire, the pilot, F/Lt Denison, safely bailing out.
Crew:
F/Lt (37596) Richard Warren DENISON (pilot) RAF - bailed out /Ok
Sources:
1.Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
2.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/k7132.html
3.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/apr41.html
4.Blenheim production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2019 07:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Mar-2020 09:02 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Operator] |
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