ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 306157
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| Date: | Thursday 3 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3552 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
Blenheim N3552: Took off at 19:00 hrs for a Bombing operation on the Bay of Brest (Fr.) 03/04/1941
The raid was between 21:25 hrs and 22:55 hrs. The aircraft failed to return from operational flight. Missing.
Lost without trace, propable crashed in The English Channel.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Derek Addenbrooke RAF 26195 [Killed]
Observer : Pilot Officer William Johnston Fenton RAFVR 85286 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 October, 1940) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Edwin Blomeley RAFVR 745912 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Blenheim production list
2. KEW: AIR81/5685
3. ORB 101 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1941.pdf
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 06:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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