ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300133
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1940 |
| Time: | 03:05 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3824 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Wattisham |
Blenheim R3824: Took off at 21:00 hrs for an attack on Mardiek' Aerodrome (Fr.). 04/09/1940.
Returned safely to base at 03:05hrs on 05/09/1940 and collided with a parked aeroplane.
Crashed into a parked Blenheim R3736 of 110 Sqdn
Crew:
P/O (42873) Francis James OTTERWAY (Pilot) RAF - killed (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 November, 1939)
Sgt (759127) Stanley BEWS (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (755736) A. BRAND (WOp/AG) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/3072
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2022 08:44 | Cobar | Added |
| 23-Oct-2022 09:50 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2023 06:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
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