ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157999
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| Date: | Thursday 18 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | BA445 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between RAF Portreath and RAF North Front Gibraltar. -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Blenheim V BA445: Took off for a ferry flight to Gibraltar. 13/06/1942
The plane failed to arrive at its destination. Missing without trace.
Crew:
Sgt (967299) Wilfred John BRATT (???) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1207545) Joseph Edward COOK (???) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1113712) William Brimelow SMITH (???) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.RAF Casualties-1942
2.AIR81/15107
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1807597/SMITH,%20WILLIAM%20BRIMELOW
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1084872/COOK,%20JOSEPH%20EDWARD
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530342/BRATT,%20WILFRED%20JOHN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2013 03:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Jan-2014 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 22:26 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2014 17:02 | R.Giggs | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2015 07:42 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2015 09:04 | King T. | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2022 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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