ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17397
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| Date: | 17-SEP-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Squadron Royal Air Force (107 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | P4840 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Tripoli. -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim P4840: Took off for Anti shipping mission. 17/09/1941
The aircraft was shot down and crashed at sea off the coast of Tripoli, Libya.
Crew:
P/O (65572) Peter Edmund Covell ROBINSON (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (925829) Bernard Frank BROOKS (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (638941) Frank BURRELL (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/9147
2.Blenheim production list
3.ORB 107 Sqdn
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2008 11:08 | Bleiente | Added |
| 11-May-2017 20:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Nov-2020 21:41 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2020 21:43 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2023 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2023 22:47 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
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