ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305821
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9207 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thames Estuary near Herne Bay, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, |
Blenheim L9207: AC2 Lewis from Morden Manitoba Canada an airman who had failed his pilot's course was supposed to be guarding Blenheim L9207 when he decided to take it for a unauthorized flight which ended prematurely. Crashed in the Thames estuary and his body was never recovered. 14/04/1940
Crew:
AC2 (644842) James Frederick Byng LEWIS (the guard) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.CWGC
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