ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386936
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| Date: | Friday 26 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3763 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | west of Wilhelmshaven, -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Blenheim R3763: Took off with 5 other aircraft on a bombing raid to destroy barges in Dutch ports and river basins.
Blenheim R3763:Take off at 22:50 hrs briefed to attack the airfield at Eelde (Drenthe) 14 km N of Assen Holland.
The plane crashed west of Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 26/07/1940.
Crew:
Sgt P H Steele, Sgt J Moore and Sgt R Peacock: prisoners of war;
Sources:
National Archives Kew, 40 Sqdn ORB Record of Events doc AIR27/412/12 page 6
AIR81/1211
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2024 05:42 | redwine163 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2024 09:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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