ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2624
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| Date: | Monday 24 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 62 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1104 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sungei Patani, Kedah -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
On 24 February 1941 an engine of the Blenheim I L1104 of 62 Sqn RAF suddenly cut in flight. The pilot, Flt Lt Robert Frederick Halliwell, attempted a forced landing at Sungei Patani but crashed. LAC (or Sgt according to another source) J Haynes, who was in the bomb well, survived the crash and dragged clear the heavily wounded pilot, who died of his injuries the same day at Sangii Pataria Hospital. Both other crew, Sgt Percy Yeomans Walker (observer) and Sgt Garnett Couzens (wireless operator/air gunner), were killed. Both were married men. All three killed crew now rest in Taiping War Cemetery.
Sources:
"Devotion to a Calling: Far-East Flying and Survival with 62 Squadron RAF", by Harley Boxall and Joe Bamford. ISBN 9781848841499
http://undyingmemory.net/Newmarket/halliwell%20robert.html
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2359-410204-Unaccounted-airmen-4-2-1941
https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Petani
http://www.maplandia.com/malaysia/kedah/sungai-petani/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2008 12:16 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Aug-2013 07:06 | JINX | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Dec-2014 14:35 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2018 08:53 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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