ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242655
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| Date: | Thursday 17 April 1941 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V5526 |
| MSN: | UL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 8 miles east of Tynemouth, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Thornaby |
Blenheim V5526: Took off at 08:45 hrs for Convoy patrol. 17/04/1941
Engine cut on convoy escort and crew baled out. Suffered an engine failure on a convoy escort to Convoy FS65 and ditched 8 miles east of Tynemouth, Northumberland in position 55 01N 001 11W at 10:50 hrs. The crew were picked up by HMS Westminister and transferred to HMS Nautilus before being landed at Sheerness.
All three crew members were injured and rescued.
Crew:
P/O (42648) Roy REEVE (pilot) RAF: injured
P/O (84978) Geoffrey Brazier BASS ( obs) RAFVR: injured
Sgt (755358) Herbert Michael BEDFORD (WOp/AG) RAFVR: injured
Sources:
1.ORB 604 Sqdn RAF
2.AIR81/5909
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2020 20:14 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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