ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162101
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R3814 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Cromer, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Bristol Blenheim R3814, aircraft accident at sea off the coast of Cromer, 17 Operational Training Unit, 17 September 1941. Took off from RAF Upwood for a navigation exercise. Crashed in the North Sea, off Cromer, Norfolk. Two of the three crew were killed.
Crew:
Sgt (1179323) Dennis Henry FARLEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1176659) William Frederick JEFFERY (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt T.F HERON (WOp/AG) RCAF injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 24)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/9142: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16924984
3. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1269814/farley,-dennis-henry/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1802018/jeffery,-william-frederick/
6. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/farley-dh/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2013 10:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Jun-2019 17:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2019 10:46 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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