ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48738
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1851 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim T1851: Took off at 03:25 hrs for a night raid to target ports and barges in Ostend (Belg.) 09/09/1940
It failed to return from operational flight over Ostend, Belgium.
It was damaged by enemy flak fire during the mission, probably crashed into the North sea on return.
Crew:
F/O (72328) Alexander Brise Travers CAZALET (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (512011) Leonard CHARNOCK (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (755298) Edward Francis THOMPSON (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/3151
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.Henk Welting's Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jan-2019 18:52 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 14-Apr-2019 10:38 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
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