ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80325
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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 1941 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6038 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel the sea off Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Blenheim V6038: Took off 15:30 hrs for a Anti shipping patrol. 20/07/1941
The aircraft clipped the mast of the ship that they were attacking and crashed into the sea off Le Touquet. Their bodies were never recovered.
Crew:
F/Lt. (41182) William HUGHES (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (991024) Marshall WILDING (Obs) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (992581) Joseph HUNTER (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
x.http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.php
1.Blenheim production list
2.Henk Welting's Database
3.ORB 18 Sqdn RAF
4.AIR81/7728
5.CWGC
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