ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302678
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z7453 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea 3 miles east off Filey on the Yorkshire coast, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Blenheim Z7453: Took off at 11:56hrs for a Training flight /navigation exercise. 21/01/1942
The route to be followed was Upwood – Dishforth – Filey – a point approx 80 miles east of Filey over the North sea – Filey – Base. The aircraft failed to return from a training flight off the coast of Filey.
Presumed to have crashed in the North sea approx 3 miles east off Filey on the Yorkshire coast.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.400288) Edwin Roy PARKE (Pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (999794) Maurice YORK (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1104373) Francis COAKLEY (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
3.https://d2uipk7udysvkd.cloudfront.net/collection/
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