ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67497
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7613 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea near Catania Harbour, Sicily. -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim Z7613: Took off for a raid to Catania, Sicily. 08/12/1941
Mid air collision over Catania Harbour, Sicily, between Blenheim Z7613 (18 Sqdn) and Blenheim Z9719 (107 Sqdn). Both aircraft crashed into the sea.
Crew:
P/O (111329) James Arthur BARCLAY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (921732) Harold Benjamin LEE (Obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (755584) William Brian ALLAN (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/10812
2.Henk Welting's Database
3.Blenheim production list
4.ORB 18 Sqdn RAF
5.CWGC
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