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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 1940 |
| Time: | 12:31 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3913 |
| MSN: | UX-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tranum dune plantation, near Koldmose, 25 km WNW of Aalborg -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Blenheim R3913/M: Take off at 08: 40hrs for a Bombing mission over Aalborg airfield, Denmark. 13/08/1940
The aircraft was shot down by fighters and crashed in the Tranum plantation at 12:31 hrs.
It exploded on impact killing the crew.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Clive Warrington Wigley RAFVR 79536 (NCO:741177 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 18 June, 1940) [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Arthur Homer Patchett RAF 581296 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Archibald Finlayson Morrison RAFVR 965279 [Killed]
All lie at the Vadum Cemetery, Denmark (57.113073 / 9.885294)
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/194024.shtml
http://www.airmen.dk/p023.htm
ORB 82 Sqdn RAF
AIR81/1361
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2017 13:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 20-Aug-2024 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Aug-2024 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Category, Operator, ] |
| 16-Oct-2024 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Aug-2025 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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