ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233933
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| Date: | Friday 12 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9603 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Mediterranean Sea -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim Z9603: Took off for Anti shipping patrol. 12/09/1941
The aircraft failed to return from operational flight off the coast of Kerkennah Island. Tunisia. While attacking shipping off the North African coast the destroyer shot down the aircraft into the sea.
Crew:
Sgt (1002556) Joseph Edward MORTIMER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (978132) Douglas John REID (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
F/O (82990) Charles Duncan OWEN (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/9022
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 107 Sqdn
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2020 19:30 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Mar-2020 19:40 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
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