ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142616
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Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | Z7585 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Caparica, south of Lisbon. -
Portugal
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Destination airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:Blenheim Z7585: Took off for Ferry flight to Middle East. 27/08/1941.
Portreath (GB) → Gibraltar → Malta
They departed from Portreath with other aircraft from 107 Sqdn and force landed in Portugal near Caparica, south of Lisbon.The airplane was burned by the crew.
The crew was interned in Caldas da Rainha and repatriated to Gibraltar on September, 9.
Crew:
Sgt ???? J BOWLING (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (1665383) Raymond Vincent DART (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt ???? D GRANT (WOp/AG) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.AIR81/8637
2.ORB OADU RAF
3. ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
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