ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16292
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| Date: | Monday 29 July 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4817 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Assab -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L4817 11 Squadron, RAF; Written off (destroyed) when lost (failed to return) from combat operations to Assab, Eritrea. All three crew killed. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/1233): "Sergeant J J Barry, Sergeant G J Harnden and Leading Aircraftman A MacKintosh: report of deaths; Blenheim L4817 failed to return from air operations over Assab, Eritrea, 29 July 1940"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1233: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502952
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2272023/barry,-john-joseph/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2272093/harnden,-gilbert-john-(johnny)/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2272138/mackintosh,-alexander/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2008 21:17 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 16:52 | Jixon | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2018 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2019 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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