ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229049
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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 1940 |
| Time: | 19:05L |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3709 |
| MSN: | UX-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lamotte-Buleux, 10 km N of Abbeville, Somme, Hauts de France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| Petrol Dump Lamotte-Buleux |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R3709 (UX-F) 82 (United Provinces) Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) from combat operations over Northern France. Of the three crew, one was killed, and the other two survived to be captured and taken as PoWs. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/816): "Blenheim R3709 crashed northwest of Abbeville, France, 8 June 1940. Sergeant B W Burt: report of death. Sergeant J Houston and Pilot Officer G P Robertson: prisoners of war"
Airborne 17:05 from RAF Watton, Norfolk, to bomb fuel dumps North East of Abbeville, Somme, Hauts de France. Shot down near Lamotte-Buleux (Somme), 7 km North of Abbeville, France. As stated above, one of the three crew was killed, two were captured and taken as PoWs
Claim by Oblt Josef Priller 6./JG 51 - North East of Abbeville at 19:05L
Crew of Blenheim R3709:
Pilot Officer Gordon Parker Robertson RAF/41618 (pilot); survived, captured, taken as PoW. Interned in PoW Camps 12A/L3, as PoW No.2268 (Commission Gazetted : Sunday 03 September, 1939)
Sgt James Houston RAF/745977 (Observer); survived, captured, taken as PoW. Interned in PoW Camps 8B/L6/357, as PoW No.13107
Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Brian William Burt, RAFVR 751689, age 27, killed in action 08/06/1940, buried at Lamotte-Buleux Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
The reported crash location of Lamotte-Buleux is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France, some 6 miles (10 km) north of Abbeville, at approximate Coordinates: 50°11′19″N 1°49′56″E.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/816): https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502539
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2954302/burt,-brian-william/
4. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=994
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/82_squadron.html#0806
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamotte-Buleux
7. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1940 | L8867 | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, 180 km west of Amrun, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 17 May 1940 | P4854 | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF | 2 | Sévigny-la-Forêt, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 4 December 1940 | N3594 | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Hulsen, Nijverdal, Overijssel |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2019 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Sep-2019 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 13:10 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2023 06:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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