ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89102
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 1940 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8687 |
| MSN: | YP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Newmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Collyweston, Northamptonshire |
Blenheim L8687/S: Took off at 23:30 hrs for a Night Defensive patrol. 18/06/1940
During the combat shot down by return fire of the enemy bomber HE111. Shot down during combat over Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
The Blenheim came down near RAF Newmarket, Suffolk. at 00:30 hrs 19/06/1940
During a major Luftwaffe attack, an element of He111s from KG4 crossed the Norfolk coast near Wells-next-the-Sea and 23 Squadron were ordered to engage. From a standing patrol Blenheim L8687, headed east and intercepted a He111, caught in a searchlight beam, in the vicinity of King’s Lynn.
The Blenheim was also caught in the beam and hit by return fire as it attacked the bomber. Pilot was fatally wounded.
Karasek managed to bale out just before the aircraft crashed and he and Close were rushed to the sick quarters at RAF Sutton Bridge, where Close was pronounced dead."
Crew:
Sgt (566591) Alan Croxton CLOSE (pilot) RAF - killed.
LAC (751690) John Henry ANGUS (Obs) RAF - bailed out
LAC (581460) Laurence Robert KARASEK (WOp/AG) RAF - bailed out
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew): File Air 81/945
2. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/23_squadron.html
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2735970/close,-alan-croxton/
4. http://hielolaroca.com/download/download/id=174192&type=file
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?23493-AIR81-File-Listings/page2
6. http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php?sold_id=s%3A12%3A%22189%2Csale_ww2%22%3B&letter=&place=sale&war=II&soldier=Close
7. http://close.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I7673&tree=Close
8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151366155/alan-croxton-close
9. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502577
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2011 13:43 | thW | Added |
| 26-Jul-2013 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2013 22:21 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:38 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2014 09:55 | Repac | Updated [Location] |
| 20-May-2015 07:23 | Yelush | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2019 03:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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