ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67594
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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5828 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off the Norwegian coast. -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Blenheim V5828: Took off at 05:10 hrs for a Shipping sweep on Beat 2 off the Norwegian coast. 08/05/1941
The plane was seriously damaged by enemy flak hit. The Blenheim was last seen with the port engine on fire heading for the Norwegian coast some 2 miles distant.
Crew:
W/Cdr (29160) Arnold Louis CHRISTIAN (pilot) RAF: killed
F/Sgt (580443) Harold Frederick HANCOCK (Obs.) RAF: killed
Sgt (751442) George WADE (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.Henk Welting's Database
3.AIR81/13328
4.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
5.CWGC
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