ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242656
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| Date: | Monday 30 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z5982 |
| MSN: | UL-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Thornaby |
Blenheim Z5982: Took off 11:39 hrs on an Air Sea Rescue sortie. 30/06/1941
The aircraft failed to return from operational flight at sea, search for dinghy at approximate position 5325N:0230E.
After took off nothing further heard and presumed to have been lost at sea.
Crew:
F/Sgt (937721) Alec Patrick BEST (WOp/AG) RAFVR: missing believed killed;
Sgt (909044) Henry HILLWOOD (obs.) RAFVR: missing believed killed;
F/O (76320) Rowland Keith KEATING (AG) RAFVR: missing believed killed;
P/O (87425) Sir Iain Workman MacROBERT (pilot) RAFVR: missing believed killed;
Sources:
1.Henk Welting's Database
2.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/7293
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2020 20:35 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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