ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229086
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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3754 |
| MSN: | UX-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abbeville, Somme Department, Hauts de France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV R3764 (UX-L) 82 (United Provinces) Squadron RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) from combat operations. Of the three crew, one was killed, and the other two were uninjured. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/820): "Blenheim R3754 lost in air operations, 8 June 1940. Sergeant J Byatt: report of death. Sergeant K S Dodrill and Pilot Officer J Percival: uninjured"
Airborne at 17:05 hours from RAF Watton, Norfolk to bomb fuel dumps North East of Abbeville, Somme Departement, France. Cause of loss and crash-site not established - crash site likely to be in the UK, as the sole fatality was buried in Staffordshire. It appears that P/O Percival and Sgt Dodrill were uninjured, and eventually able to return safely to RAF Watton.
Crew of Blenheim R3754:
Pilot Officer J Percival (pilot) - uninjured, returned to his unit
Sergeant K S Dodrill (Observer) - uninjured, returned to his unit
Sergeant (Air Gunner) John Byatt, RAF 627950, killed in action 08/06/1940, buried at Uttoxeter Cemetery, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, UK
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 24)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/820: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502543
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2713739/byatt,-john/
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/82_squadron.html#0806
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2019 17:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Sep-2019 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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