ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284855
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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 1941 |
| Time: | 11:17 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IVc |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1807 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Blenheim T1807: Take off at 07:25 hrs for an Anti-shipping patrol. 08/11/1944
Took off in company with other squadron aircraft for an escort to one Sunderland, two Catalina's and HMS Rubis. At 11:17 hrs the Bleinheim stalled, dipped the starboard wing and dived into North Sea after engine failure at low altuitude. The Blenheim broke her back and disappeared within one minute into the Sea.
Crew:
Sgt (915810) Harold LEAKE (Obs.) RAFVR - killed (Burried at Frederikshavn Kirkegard, Denmark)
P/O (88674) Peter Lockhart LANDER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (745230) George Edward Reid LATIMER (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/8524
2.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 09:45 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 09:43 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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