ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 303137
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| Date: | Sunday 28 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7294 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea quarter of a mile east of Gibraltar. -
 Gibraltar
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Blenheim Z7294: Took off from Gibraltar on a delivery flight to Malta. 28/12/1941
Early returned after an engine cut. On approach and the wheels were raised by mistake instead of the flaps.
Aircraft sttaled and crashed into the sea quarter of a mile east of Gibraltar.
Crew:
P/O (101.561) Andrew Thomas LAWSON - TANCRED (pilot) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (R/61025) D.R. McKINNON (obs.) RCAF - injured
Sgt (995851) Robert SANGSTER (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Cpl (614456) William Harry WALLETT (pass.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2024 07:48 | ANX555 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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