ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246830
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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1890 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peuthy near Vilvorde. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim T1890: Took off at 19:25 hrs for a patrol over the airfields of Antwerp, Brussels, Le Culot and Saint-Trond. 15/11/1940
Over Brussels, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed at Peuthy near Vilvorde, Belgium.
Crew:
F/O (41050) Dennis MURRAY (Pilot) RAF: killed (Commission Gazetted : Friday 08 September, 1939)
Sgt (580393) Charles Dennis GAVIN (Obs.) RAF: killed
Sgt (939777) Thomas ROBSON (WOp/AG) RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1. Blenheim production list
2. Henk Welting's Database
3. ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4. AIR81/4238
5. CWGC
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2021 18:12 | Cobar | Added |
| 16-Jan-2021 18:13 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Jan-2021 17:04 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 15-Nov-2023 12:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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