ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229969
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| Date: | Sunday 14 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3665 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, off Rottingdean, East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Bristol Blenheim R3665: Written off (destroyed) when crashed 14 July 1940 off the coast of East Sussex. All three crew killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/1112): "
Blenheim R3665 crashed into the sea south of Rottingdean, Sussex, 14/07/1940.
Crew:
P/O (72590) Henry Alan Clark (Pilot) RAFVR : killed in action 14/07/1940:
Sgt (643566) Frank Clayton (WOp/AG) RAF - killed in action 14/07/1940:
Sgt (581239) David Douglas Morton (Obs.) RAF - killed in action
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 23)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1112: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502924
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2824193/clark,-henry-alan/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2414233/clayton,-frank/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2959330/morton,-david-douglas/
6. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/CambridgeUniversityPeterhouse.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2019 16:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2019 04:38 | juza7 | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2023 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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