ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281265
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2118 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Bergen. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
Blenheim T2118/E: Took off at 14:30 hrs on a antishipping sortie in the Norwegian fjords.15/05/1941.
Last seen heading along a fjord at 50 feet on a 090 degree heading. The aircraft was shot down near Bergen and crashed into North sea.
Crew:
P/O (60819) Richard Alban RICHARDS (Pilot) RAF: killed
Sgt (956820) Arthur Charles NORTH (Obs.) RAFVR: killed
Sgt (751069) Ernest Edmund Farrow SNUTCH (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1. Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
2.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941
3.Blenheim production list
4.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
5.AIR81/6483
6.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2022 18:20 | Cobar | Added |
| 08-Aug-2022 18:23 | Cobar | Updated [Date, 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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