ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89532
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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1148 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Waregem, West Flanders -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rosieres-en-Santerre, France |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Became lost on reconnaissance flight and forced landed on the Gent-Kortrijk road near Waregem (West-Vlaanderen) Belgium. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/51): "Blenheim L1148 landed in Belgium, 16 November 1939. Sergeant A W Gillmore, Sergeant B R Turnnidge and Aircraftman 1st Class T J Jervis interned".
Crew of Blenheim L1148:
Sgt A.W. Gillmore (pilot)
Sgt B.R.Turnnidge (Observer)
AC.1 T.J. Jervis (Wireless Op/Air Gunner)
The crew were uninjured & were apprehended & interned
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/51: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142168
3. Chorley: Bomber Command Losses Vol 1
4. http://www.belgian-wings.be
5. http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=430
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2011 14:54 | ThW | Added |
| 26-Jan-2011 02:20 | penguin832 | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2011 06:43 | ThW | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 03-Jan-2012 02:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2012 01:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 23-Jul-2013 15:32 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2013 03:05 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:58 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 06-Oct-2018 15:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2019 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2019 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 17-May-2020 07:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 00:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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