ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53799
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8757 |
| MSN: | BL-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Vlissingen, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Blenheim L8757: Took off at 19:50 hrs for a bombing operation to Schlebusch at Leverkusen (Ger.) 02/09/1940
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed at North Sea on 03/09/1940
Crew:
F/Sgt.(565447) Rodolphe Burford BROADHURST (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt.(749307) Arthur MARSDEN (obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt.(640669) Angus John BURNS (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one / for cause and location
2.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
3.CWGC
4.ORB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 1940 | L8828 | 40 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2020 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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