ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234650
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| Date: | Saturday 4 October 1941 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5821 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 96 km north of Tripoli. -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim V5821: Took off for attack ground targets and Zuara airfield in Libya. 04/10/1941
Attacked by CR.42 fighters over the Mediterranean Sea and ditched 96 km N of Tripoli, Libya in French West Africa at 14:30 hrs.
Crew was picked up from a dinghy near Djerba a six days later and they was interned in Algeria Vichy territory. Released from internment at Nov 1942 after invasion of French North Africa.
Crew:
Sgt (1282690) Dennis Edward HAMLYN (pilot) RAFVR : Ok /POW
Sgt (Aus.404281) Charles Aubrey LATTER (Obs.) RAAF : Ok /POW
Sgt ???? D. WILLIAMS (WOp/AG) RAF : Ok /POW
Sources:
1.POW list
2.AIR81/9448
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.Blenheim production list
5.Henk Welting's Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2020 17:38 | Cobar | Added |
| 01-Apr-2020 18:10 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
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