ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386937
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | BL-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Blenheim T1927/F: took off at 01:20 hrs to bomb Querquevelle Aerodrome near Cherbourg, France, 25/08/1940
Aircraft missing failed to return
Crew:
Sgt C P Riley, Sgt F H Newson, Sgt J S Smith: missing believed killed;
Sources:
National Archies Kew 40 Sqdn ORB doc AIR27/412/14 page 8
AIR81/2807
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1940 | R3693 | 40 Sqn RAF | 1 | Garancières-en-Drouais (Eure-et-Loir), 8 km SW of Dreux | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2024 05:42 | redwine163 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2024 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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