ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253828
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6169 |
| MSN: | TR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Renaix, -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ALG Poix |
| Vitry airfield |
Blenheim N6169 Damaged by anti-aircraft fire from Belgian troops. Blenheim hit by heavy fire from the ground, Beringen, Belgium, near Renaix, France. 12-5.1940
Crew:
Pilot Officer J S BOOTH (pilot) RAF : injured
Sources:
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/59_squadron.html
AIR81/317 / C14502311
ORB 59 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1940 | L4857 | 59 Sqn RAF | 3 | Poix-en-Picardie airfield. | |
w/o |
| 14 May 1940 | N6173 | 59 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing near Neerwinden, Flemish Brabant |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2021 21:39 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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