ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386938
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3811 |
| MSN: | BL-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Blenheim IV R3811/G: Took off at 01:20 to for oper. flight over Maurpetus Aerodrome, Cherbourg, 25/08/1940
Aircraft failed to return missing
Crew
S/Ldr F G R Thomas, P/O G L Bayliss, Sgt G M Dickson: missing believed killed;
Sources:
National Archives Kew 40 Sqdn ORB Record of Events Doc AIR27/412/14 page 8
AIR81/2797
ORB 40 Sqdn RAF
KEW /C16471993
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1940 | L8836 | 40 Sqn RAF | 3 | English Channel near Wissant, NW of Dunkirk, Pas de Calais | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2024 05:42 | redwine163 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2024 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2024 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2024 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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