ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 306101
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1940 |
| Time: | 05:05 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z5801 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newham Deer Park, near Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Blenheim Z5801: Took off at 21:08 hrs for a Night bombing mission on Mannheim. 16/12/1940
On return from an operational flight over Mannheim ran out of fuel and the crew abondoned the plane at 05:05 hrs on 17/12/1940. The aircraft crashed at Newham Deer Park near Plympton on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon. The crew bailing out and surviving.
Crew:
P/O (81048) Charles Ernest HILL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O ( 44408) Reginald Edgar GLOVER DFC (nav.) RAF - Ok
F/O ???? J.V. BAKER (WOp/AG) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.KEW: AIR81/4587
2.ORB 101 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Blenheim production list
5.Henk Welting's Database
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