ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14740
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1340 |
| MSN: | YP-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ????. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
Blenheim L1340/X: Took off at 00:40 hrs for Intruder mission over Poix, France. 11/03/1941
Aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Poix, France. Collision with an He111.
Crew:
Sgt (745460) Victor Hall SKILLEN (N.Ireland pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (745965) Francis Hibbs ABBOTT (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (523120) Romilly Ronald James NUTE (WOp/AG) - RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689508
2.ORB 23 Sqn RAF
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 July 1940 | K7156 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Granby, Nottinghamshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 3 January 1941 | L6781 | 23 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - English Channel. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2008 02:38 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:42 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 08-Feb-2015 12:51 | Quentin | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Dec-2018 07:50 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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