ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226452
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9255 |
| MSN: | WV-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kempen, district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Méharicourt, France |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV L9255 (WV-R) 18 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations when failed to return - officially described as "Blenheim L9255 crashed in the Kempen area, Germany, 11 May 1940. Leading Aircraftman R D Davies, report of death. Temporary Warrant Officer E E B Le Voi and Temporary Warrant Officer J C Sands, prisoners of war".
Airborne 03:35 from Méharicourt, France on a reconnaissance sortie.Crash landed, cause not established, near or at Kempen, Germany. Of the three crew, one was killed, and two survived to be captured and taken as PoWs.
Crew of Blenheim L9255:
Leading Aircraftman (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) Ronald D. Davies, RAF 539392, age 21, killed in action 11/05/1940, buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Sgt (Temporary Warrant Officer) E E B Le Voi - survived, captured, taken as PoW; interned in PoW Camps 8B/L1/L3/L6/357, PoW No.13071
Sgt (Temporary Warrant Officer) J C Sands - survived, captured, taken as PoW; interned in Camps L6/357, PoW No.640.
The crash location of Kempen is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km northwest of Düsseldorf, and 20 km east of Venlo at approximate Coordinates: 51°21′57″N 6°25′10″E
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 61)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/271: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142096
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2036065/davies,-ronald-david/
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/18_squadron.html
5. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-losses-may-1940-an-update.16940/page-3#post-194810
6. http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/airsearch/names_am.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1942 | Z7428 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | Dreiecks Moor swamps east of Vechta, Niedersachsen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2019 22:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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