ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68502
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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 30 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7177 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea nr Crete, -
 Greece
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
T/o 0615, Maleme, Crete, Greece. On a convoy fighter patrol at position 33km 160 degs from Kalamata, Crete. At 0750 hrs the pilot sighted one Dornier bomber and endevoured to make contact. In doing so the aircraft was hit while turning to attack and presumably flew into an AA barrage of the naval escort. Damaged was caused to both planes and the belly gun trough of the Blenheim was badly damaged. One of the tyres had been struck by AA but the aircraft made a good landing on return to base. Abandoned on Maleme airfield Crete, Greece when the British evacuated the island.
Crew:Pilot only known.
F/Sgt (564068) D.J. Innes-Smith (pilot) RAF - OK
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
Write up: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=8373&forum=DCForumID6]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2009 18:58 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 18:15 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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