ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230020
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| Date: | Friday 19 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P6924 |
| MSN: | SR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Cromer, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Blenheim R6924/G: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) for air operations. All three crew missing, presumed killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident: " Blenheim P6924 lost in air operations, 19 July 1940. Flying Officer F E R Ducker, Sergeant E L Dodd and Sergeant G E Bloor: missing presumed dead"
Crew :
F/O (71091) Francis Edward Robert DUCKER (Pilot) RAF - missing, presumed killed in action
Sgt (746988) Edward Laurence DODD (Obs.) RAF - missing, presumed killed in action
Sgt (633207) Gordon Elijah BLOOR (WOp/AG) RAF - missing, presumed killed in action
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1143: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14503082
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/232525/ducker,-francis-edward-robert/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/232287/dodd,-edward-laurence/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1529984/bloor,-gordon-elijah/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 1939 | L4887 | 101 Sqn RAF | 0 | 2 1/2 miles south-west of RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | |
w/o |
| 28 April 1941 | V5493 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | English Channel near Calais. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2019 16:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2021 18:37 | Fanda | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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