ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301820
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1831 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near the village of Hesdin, Pas de Calais. -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Blenheim T1831: Took off at 03:25 hrs for a night raid to target ports and barges in Ostend Belg. 09/09/1940
It failed to return from operational flight. Crashed to field near the village of Hesdin, Pas de Calais.
Crew:
P/O (43704) Charles De Vic HALKETT (Pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (755443) Alec Victor JACOBS (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (755173) James Harley EASTON (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/3152
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.Blenheim production list
5.CWGC
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