ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253825
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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4857 |
| MSN: | TR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Poix-en-Picardie airfield. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Poix airfield |
Blenheim L4857, 59 Squadron, aircraft accident, Poix, France, 4 May 1940.
Crashed and burned out attempting night overshoot at Poix.
Crew:
P/O (41145) Gordon Owen ARSCOTT (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (560547) George Harrison BARFORD (Obs) RAF - killed
AC2c ( 619761) Peter William FROOM (Wop/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
AIR81/2056 / C16471493
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1940 | N6169 | 59 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Renaix, | |
min |
| 14 May 1940 | N6173 | 59 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing near Neerwinden, Flemish Brabant |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2021 20:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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