Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk V BA872,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91461
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 December 1942
Time:06:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk V
Owner/operator:614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn RAF
Registration: BA872
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Celle. -   Tunisia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Blida, Algeria
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim BA872: Took off at 02:15 hrs to bomb Tunis Aerodrome. 02/12/1942
On return crashed at Celle at 06:25 hrs.
Crew:
Sgt (R/????) A.J WALSH (WOp/AG) RCAF: injured
W/O (R/58478) George Thomas CAMPBELL (nav.) RCAF: killed
F/O (119.091) Thomas Arthur Buzzard YOUNG (pilot) RAFVR: killed

Sources:

1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 614 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2021 12:02 Cobar Updated [Country]

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