ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69386
Last updated: 11 October 2021
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| Date: | 10-JAN-1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 84 Squadron Royal Air Force (84 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | L8501 |
| MSN: | VA-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Araxos -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mendi/Tatoi |
| Troop Concentrations Kelcyre-Berat Road Albania |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L8501 (VA-P) 84 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed to Return) from combat operations on 10 January 1941
Took off from Mendi/Tatoi @ 10:35 am. One of 8 Blenheims detailed to attack troop concentrations on the Kelcyre-Berat Road Albania. Ran out of fuel and crashed landed at Araxos. Presumed lost during the evacuation of Greece.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses in the Middle East and Mediterranean Vol 1 1939-1942.
3. http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Bristol-Blenheim-losses-in-Greece-1940-1941.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araxos#Araxos_Air_Base
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2009 12:14 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 08:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Jul-2013 05:44 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Dec-2014 15:42 | Jixon | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2016 19:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2019 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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